The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), estimates that Covid-19 could cause Africa’s economies to shrink by between 1.8 – 2.6 percent possibly pushing 27 million people into extreme poverty. This week on the Africa Climate Conversations, listen to Mr. Stephen Karingi, Director, Regional Integration and Trade at the UNECA answer what are the most affected sectors, why is diversification of economies critical for Africa economic recovery and growth, what opportunities exists in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA), and why digital economy and the African youth critical to economic recovery.
Covid19 – Economic Impacts on Africa.
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AFRICA CLIMATE CONVERSATIONS
Telling the Climate and Environment Story from an African Perspective
At the Africa Climate Conversation (ACC), we believe Africa cannot develop while leaving its media behind. At the same time, the continent must tell its own stories and shape its own narratives for itself and future generations.
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You had better
1) use the original river sizes If you need it to be sustainable.
2) ensure no one grabs those lands after. 3) ensure to continue even after the rains.
4) remember, over time water will push people back and re-occupy. Nature has no shortcuts whatsoever.
🛰️ Friday’s 3rd May, 2024 satellite imagery, from late afternoon to evening, reveals evolving weather patterns, leading to widespread rainfall in regions marked blue, yellow, and reddish-brown.
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