德国弗里德里希艾伯特基金会：非洲的气候变化与人口流动报告（英文版）（15页）.pdf

1、Climate Change and Human Mobility in Africa1Policy PaperClimate Change and Human Mobility in AfricaStephen AdaawenContribution to discussions at the GFMD summit 2024SUPPORTED BYPolicy PaperClimate Change and Human Mobility in AfricaClimate Change and Human Mobility in Africa4Table of ContentsClimate

2、 Change and Human Mobility in Africa 6Climate Change and Human Mobility:Policy Options to Safeguard Human Security in Africa 6References 12Climate Change and Human Mobility in Africa5Climate Change and Human Mobility in Africa In Africa,climate change is contributing to observed changes in temperatu

3、re,rainfall activity,as well as the increase in frequency and intensity of both sudden-and slow-onset hazards such as droughts,floods,tropical storms,sea level rise and heat waves across countries.1,2,3 As highlighted in the 2022 State of the Climate in Africa report,the continent has witnessed chan

4、ges in climate patterns with an average increase in temperature of+0.3C per decade between 1991 2022,in contrast to the+0.2C recorded within the period 1961 1990(Table 1).3 There has also been observed changes in precipitation across regions,with rainfall anomalies(between 1991 2020)reflecting in re

5、duced rainfall(deficits exceeding 150 mm in north and north-western Africa),delayed onset of rainfall(West Africa),and heavy rainfall patterns(observed above average precipitation over the Gulf of Sidra and Northern Egypt;Central Africa more than 200 mm above average and high rainfall in parts of Ea

6、st Africa Sudan and parts of Southern Tanzania).3The corresponding increase in climate and weather-related disasters have been identified as contributing to loss and damage,as well as population displacement in the continent.2,4 Climate and weather-related disasters have often interacted with existi