African governments advised on climate change bio-diversity

The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) has advised African governments to be keen on climate change and biodiversity in-order to eradicate worsening diseases and droughts that have hit the African continent.

Mr. Robert Muthami from PACJA warned that the worsening drought conditions and desertification, leading to more forest fires that disrupt subsistence agriculture, hunting and gathering livelihoods, as well as serious biodiversity loss are likely to increase unless some preventive measures are quickly taken by African governments.

“The impact of climate change on the indigenous people of Africa is real,” e observed. “There is growing increase in diseases associated with higher temperatures, vector-borne and water-borne diseases like cholera, malaria and dengue fever are rampant. This is a call for urgent action by African governments.”

 

The statements were made at a two day workshop organized by PACJA in collaboration with Indigenous Information Network (IIN) and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

The workshop which discussed the Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge of Indigenous People and Local Communities is quite strategic in discussing the reeling climate change impacts and Vulnerabilities in Africa which squarely aligns with the Agenda of the IPCC WG II.

The workshop was attended by Civil Society and Government representatives from East Africa, North Africa, West Africa, Northern Africa and Southern Africa.

 

This coincides on the same day when the Tenth Session of the IPCC WGII is taking place in Yokohama, Japan.