Africa stands at the frontline of a climate crisis it did little to create. With less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the continent bears a disproportionately high burden of climate-related devastation. From collapsed agricultural systems to growing humanitarian emergencies, the impacts are no longer looming threats-they are current, compounding catastrophes. As the World Meteorological Organization recently warned, extreme weather and climate change are now striking “every single aspect of socioeconomic development in Africa,” exacerbating hunger, insecurity, and displacement.

This reality presents a moral test and a strategic challenge for the global community. While the scientific consensus on climate change is universal, the lived experience of its impacts is anything but equal. Africa is suffering most from a crisis it did not cause, and unless urgent support is mobilized, the consequences will reverberate far beyond its borders.

Africa’s economic structure leaves it acutely vulnerable to climate variability. Agriculture, which employs up to 60% of the population in many countries, depends heavily on predictable weather patterns. Yet in recent years, erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, rising temperatures, and flooding have become the new normal. Countries such as Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mali, and Sudan have seen devastating losses in staple crops like sorghum, maize, millet, and cassava. In some areas, entire harvests have been wiped out.

This is not simply a rural farming crisis-it’s a macroeconomic emergency. In places like Kenya and Somalia, repeated climate disasters have forced governments to reallocate scarce resources from long-term development toward immediate relief efforts such as food distribution, water trucking, and emergency infrastructure repair. In 2024 alone, flooding across Central Africa destroyed vital road networks, water systems, and........

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