Publication date: May 2020
Author: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Description: Climate change is causing unprecedented variations in the frequency and magnitude ofextreme weather events: floods, droughts and heatwaves. How African countries prepare forand manage these extreme events will be fundamental to the performance of their economiesand realization of their development aspirations as embodied in various national developmentplans, the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union’sAgenda 2063. Another key factor that will determine the attainment of Africa’s developmentobjectives is how the continent responds to its increasing need for access to adequate, secureand reliable energy services to industrialize, trade, provide better health and education services,reduce poverty and increase inclusion, boost economic growth and cater for population growth,a growing middle class, increasing urbanization and climate change.
