Does limiting temperature rise to 2 deg work for Africa (some models suggest a more ambitious target for Africa)?

In terms of Africa's capacity to cope, it is said the continent is the most vulnerable. What target is appropriate for Africa?

wassiehaile's picture

Africa is in the heart of tropics and because of this fact  the majority of its nations are naturally very hot. Thus, if the present avaverge temperature is increased by 2 degrees or over due tio climate change, it will have serious adverse consequences on social, economic  and over all development of Africa. If the temerature is increased by 2 degeess in the highlands, most crops adapted to growing below 30 degreed will be out of production for example wheatand barley. This is just example and many catastrophic events will occur if the temperature is increased by 2 degrees or over. Thus, as to me it is imprerative for Africa to limit the the rise in temperarture even below 2 degrees what so ever difficult, costly and complicated if Africa should ensure its survival.  Thus, it may seem ambitious and of course ambitious, but there is no way out other than limiting the rise in temperature  below 2 degrees for Africa.  

By wassiehaile

I agree with wassiehaile that, “Africa should limit the temperature rise even below 2 deg”.
Hence Africa is in the tropics with a  tropical climate ( hot). If the present average temperature is increased by 2 degrees, it will be a threat to Africa, because many disastrous events will occur. Example, warming is very likely to be larger over the continent throughout the seasons.  Human health could be further negatively impacted by increase temperatures, e.g., severe headaches (e.g. migraines). Even some places at the arid and semi-arid areas in Africa might be abandoned (turn to desert). Crops yields will be strongly affected. We therefore need to limit temperatures below 2 degrees for Africa.
According to http://www.vox.com/2014/4/22/5551004/two-degrees, critics complained that, the 2°C limit seemed arbitrary or overly simplistic. But Scientists were already compiling evidence that the risks of global warming became especially scary somewhere above the 2°C threshold will cause rapid sea-level rise, the risk of crop failure, the collapse of coral reefs. And policymakers loved the idea of a simple, easily digestible target. So it stuck.
By 2009, nearly every government in the world had endorsed the 2°C limit, global warming beyond that level was deemed "dangerous." And so, every year, the world’s leaders meet at UN climate conferences to discuss policies and emissions cuts that they hope will keep us below 2°C. Climate experts blend out endless papers on how we can adapt to 2°C of warming (or less).
Two decades later, there’s just one major problem with this picture. The idea that the world can stay below 2°C looks increasingly delusional.
Back in 2007, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a report noting that the world could stay below 2°C, but only if we started cutting emissions immediately. The years passed, countries did little, and emissions kept rising. So, just this month, the IPCC put out a new report saying, OK, not great, but we can still stay under 2°C. We need to act more drastically and figure out some way to pull carbon dioxide back out of the atmosphere.

By Fatou Sima

Africa is in the heart of tropics and due to this  the dominant part of its countries are commonly exceptionally hot. Therefore, if the present avaverge temperature is expanded by 2 degrees or over due tio environmental change, it will have genuine antagonistic outcomes on social, monetary  and over all improvement of Africa. In the event that the temerature is expanded by 2 degeess in the good countries,
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Africa is really a hot place to survive. And owing to its hot temperature, a difficult place to live on.
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Africa is good place for enjoyment and to limit the the rise in temperarture even very noraml and there is good people leave's.
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wassiehaile's picture

Congradulation that yesterday in Paris world contries made historic accord on climate change!!
Indeed, I am very happy today to hear that 195 countries of the world have agreed yesterday to take meaningful action to mitigate climate change challenges. The world has reached a historic milstone to tackle one of the major challeneges of 21 century. At this juncture I personally pay special tribute and appreciation to UN for working day and night for several years to bring the world together to fight this common and difficult challellenge (climate change). I am also highly indepted scientists of the world whose work disclosed climate is changing and the causes of climate change several decades ago.
With this, my question to my African fellws is that how should Africa prepare itself to make the best out of yesterdays world accord on takling climate challenge?
 
 
 

By wassiehaile