Transcript STAKEHOLDERS IN TRADE POLICY FORMULATION

Food Security Advocacy
Capacity Building Workshop
Challenges of Climate Change
Venue: Desmond Tutu Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
22nd November, 2010
Doris K Musonda
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OUTLINE
 Introduction
 Challenges
of Climate Change
 Effects of Climate Change
 Negative impact of Climate Change
 Negative Impact of Climate Change-Zambia
 Causes of Climate Change
 Way forward
 Conclusion
Introduction
 Climate
change is a major threat
to sustainable growth &
development in Africa &
achievement of MDGs
 CC is a growing threat to
sustainable growth and poverty
reduction (water resources, agric.,
health, ecosystems, biodiversity,
forestry, coastal zones)
INTRODUCTION Cont’d
 Carbon
emissions contributes substantially
to Climate Change
 80% people (500 million) south of the
Sahara depend on agriculture, mainly
rain-fed agric. (>95%).
Challenges of Climate Change
Recurrent
extreme weather conditions
– floods, droughts & el-ninos.
Shorter and un-predictable rainy
season
Poor rainfall distribution
Rising temperatures
Prolonged dry spells
Effects of Climate Change
 Recurrent
weather extremes have
resulted in reduced food production-up
to 50% in 2020
 Wetlands or under ground water dry
earlier = low exploitation for off-season
production, no irrigation
 Deforestation (3.4 million hectares
deforested per year in Africa)
 Loss of biodiversity
 Rising sea level washing away coastal
communities in Western African
Negative Impact of Climate
Change
 Reduces
production i.e. crop yields & livestock
production
 Planting is delayed (seed dies) hence
reducing production
 Degradation of eco-system imparts negatively
on food security and health
 It increases time and effort women spend in
looking for food
 Loss of national resources
Negative Impact of
Climate Change - Zambia
 Receives
600 to above 1,200 mm
rainfall
 Rainy season used to be 4 – 6
months
 Rainy season is 3-5 months
 40% of surface water in Southern
Africa lies in Zambia
 Poverty levels still over 60% in rural
areas
Way forward
 Efforts
to cub further un-warranted
deterioration of climate should be
promoted to bring it in check. Causes are
known, and hence the problem is partially
solved
 Full implementation of ‘Clean Energy and
Development Framework’
 Promotion of use of renewable energy
 Protection of the forests (Congo Basin
Initiative)
 Invest in CC programmea
Causes of Climate Change
 Green
House Gas emissions (GHG) vs
global warming
 Deforestation
 Modern mechanized rain-fed agriculture
(extensive land clearing)
 Un-stainable use of natural resources
(forests, water, water sherds e.t.c.)
 Industrialization
Conclusion
 While
challenges arising from climate
change are evident, it is not too late to
reduce the rate at which it deteriorates
The END………
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