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Nile Basin Initiative: Dr. Nicholas Azza Dr. Canisius Kanangire
Nile Basin Initiative: Dr. Nicholas Azza Dr. Canisius Kanangire
Nicholas Azza
Dr. Canisius Kanangire
Nile Basin Initiative
Climate change is real and happening now with
severe and diverse impacts
Africa, while having the least contribution to
greenhouse gas emissions, is the most
vulnerable and has been hardest hit by the
impacts of climate change.
The region has experienced a rise in annual
temperatures over the past decades and changes
in rainfall patterns, particularly increase in
frequency of floods and droughts.
Retreating snowlines in mountains (Kilimanjaro, Kenya, Rwenzori)
Fall in lake levels and river discharges
Shortages in hydropower production
Reduced agricultural production, worsening food security
Increased spread of malaria, frequent outbreak of water-borne
diseases (cholera, typhoid, diarrhoea, hepatitis B)
Increasing incidence of landslides
Increased conflicts over water, land and other environmental
resources
Loss of biodiveristy
Loss of coastal land to seal level rise (west Africa)
Flash floods, Hazarda, Egypt (Photo credits: )