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Joined April 2020
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Climate change is the greatest test of collective action in human history
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In race to reach net zero, businesses look to carbon credits, survey finds - @ConservationOrg conservation.org/blog/in-rac…
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Without concrete climate and development action, West Africa could see as many as 32 million people forced to move within their own countries by 2050. #ClimateEmergency #Africa #ClimateCrisis
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This is the third straight year of extreme flooding in South Sudan, further imperilling the livelihoods of many of the 11 million people in the world’s youngest country. aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/2…
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Madagascar, the 4th largest island in the world, has a unique ecosystem which includes animals & plants found nowhere else on the planet. The country experiences a dry season, usually from May to Oct & a rainy season that starts in Nov. #ClimateEmergency africanews.com/2021/10/22/ma…
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Africa’s 1.3 billion people remain “extremely vulnerable” as the continent warms more, and at a faster rate, than the global average. And yet Africa’s 54 countries are responsible for less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. apnews.com/article/climate-c…
Estimates reveal that by 2030, up to 118 million extremely poor people on the African Continent will be exposed to drought, floods and extreme heat, which will hinder progress towards poverty alleviation and growth.  news.un.org/en/story/2021/10…
People protect what they Love, but we can only love what we know.
"As the world’s temperatures rise, Lake Victoria killer storms expected to intensify – Future Climate For Africa" futureclimateafrica.org/news…
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The limited uptake and use of climate information services in development planning and practice in Africa is due in part to the paucity of reliable and timely climate information.