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Climate change threat to Africa

Share Climate change threat to Africa  Climate change could significantly reverse the progress towards poverty reduction and food security in Africa, according to a paper presented to the FAO regional Conference for Africa. The main consequence of more unpredictable weather is a likely reduction in crop yields. Climate change will affect poorer African countries disproportionately, and subsistence farmer are particularly vulnerable