This article examines a link between social inequality and climate change policy activities in African nations. It is being investigated whether the poor’s needs impact mitigation and adaptation policies in the region. An intriguing interplay distinguishes the continent between inequality and climate change. It is expected to endure a disproportionate share of climate change’s consequences while accounting for four of the top five nations regarding global inequality.
Highlights:
The African continent is defined by a dynamic between inequality and climate change: it is expected to endure a disproportionate share of the harmful effects of climate change while accounting for four of the top five nations with the greatest inequality.
Climate risks’ socioeconomic repercussions are unevenly distributed among communities, meaning that equitable climate change solutions may include policies that benefit the most marginalized groups.
The African continent is defined by a dynamic between inequality and climate change: it is expected to endure a disproportionate share of the harmful effects of climate change while accounting for four of the top five nations with the greatest inequality (World Bank, 2018). Furthermore, the socioeconomic costs of climate risks are unevenly distributed among communities, meaning that equitable climate change solutions may need policies that benefit the most marginalized people (Islam & Winkel, 2017; Parks & Roberts, 2006).
Discussion about this post