{"id":21568,"date":"2022-11-13T20:07:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T20:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/climate-crisis-may-have-significant-impact-on-africas-heritage-national-economies"},"modified":"2022-11-13T20:15:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T20:15:27","slug":"climate-crisis-may-have-significant-impact-on-africas-heritage-national-economies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/climate-crisis-may-have-significant-impact-on-africas-heritage-national-economies","title":{"rendered":"Climate Crisis May Have Significant Impact on Africa\u2019s Heritage, National Economies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>As the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) is taking place in Egypt, statements by African officials and international organizations have raised concerns over the impact of the climate crisis on regions most vulnerable to its effects.<\/p>\n

Africa has been facing severe challenges caused by global warming and its consequences. Along with direct threats to the continent\u2019s population, such as floods, droughts, and famine, there are dangers to the region\u2019s economic development and cultural heritage as well.<\/p>\n

Ghana\u2019s slave forts, Namibia\u2019s indigenous rock art, and classical era ruins in Maghreb are among many more places of cultural heritage in Africa that are at risk of disappearing due to global warming\u2019s effects.<\/p>\n

According to research by the African Climate and Development Initiative at the University of Cape Town, 56 heritage sites situated on the coasts face flooding and erosion worsened by rising sea levels. The number could increase to 198 by 2050 if the trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions does not change, said a study published in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change in February.<\/p>\n

Numerous natural sites are also in danger, including wildebeest migrations in Kenya\u2019s Maasai Mara, as well as the last African glaciers, which may disappear in 30 years no matter how active the humanity\u2019s climate efforts are.<\/p>\n

Apart from that, the destruction of African heritage has consequences for the economy of the continent, with many jobs in the tourism sector being linked to Africa\u2019s cultural and natural riches. African Economies Face Grave Consequences Due to Climate Change<\/p>\n

According to research conducted by the Christian Aid organization, Africa\u2019s GDP growth rate will fall by up to 64% by the end of the century, even if the aim of limiting global heating to 1.5C is achieved. The GDP growth of Sudan, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, and Nigeria could be reduced by around 75% under current climate policies.<\/p>\n

According to UN data, Africa\u2019s contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions is just two or three percent, while the region suffers disproportionally from the climate crisis\u2019 effects.<\/p>\n

While the reported need to limit global greenhouse gas emissions persists, the destructive effect of the crisis could be softened by new adaptation policies. This year, the compensation issue was placed on the COP27\u2019s formal agenda, with several European states committing to the creation of a \u201closs and damage fund\u201d to directly finance the recovery of developing countries from the effects of climate change.<\/p>\n

A peculiar fact about the COP27 summit, to which a slate of US media has pointed, is the silence of the United States delegation concerning the loss and damage project.<\/p>\n

Historically, the US is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases and thus is expected by developing countries to take active part in the climate process.<\/p>\n

However, recently US climate efforts have been contradictory. Despite President Joe Biden\u2019s promises to take a \u201cwhole of government\u201d approach to the global warming issue and even passing an act which included the biggest US government funding of carbon-free energy initiatives in history, he has at the same time supported the fossil fuel industry.<\/p>\n

In fact, last year he approved the lease of 78 million acres for offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and defended the 30-year-long Willow oil project in Alaska, which aims to produce more than 100,000 barrels of oil a day.<\/p>\n

At COP27, John Kerry, Biden\u2019s climate envoy, is planning to present a new climate initiative, which includes the introduction of carbon offsets \u2013 credits for greenhouse gas emissions that are to be purchased by corporations, with the money going toward creating green energy infrastructure in developing countries and mitigating the effects of climate change there. The project was deemed as controversial and lacking details by several officials of European states, as well as the UN.<\/p>\n

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