Tunisia on August 12th recorded 49C, an all-time high temperature due to the ongoing heatwave in Northern Africa. This has led to wildfire calamities which accounts for 15 deaths across Tunisia and Algeria.
Neighboring country Morocco is also facing excessive temperatures. Naturally, nations around the Sahara desert will face the same consequences if drastic measures are not taken.
Excessive temperatures are a definite cause of climate change, and the respective parties are urged to take heed of the African Climate Agenda to avoid such. This includes the fastening of the project Great Green Wall, which has been slow over the last year.
One of the solutions is to view the initiative as more than a tree-planting exercise and involve the locals more. This will see it as a holistic, participatory approach to save the environment and help communities build their livelihoods and incomes.
As the September African Climate Summit (Nairobi) approaches, the calamity should be part of the main agenda. This is so as the suffering of one nation translates to the demise of our unity and inability to achieve African Climate goals.
Calling out the issue should also be among the top factors to be aired in the COP28 event (to be held shortly after the African Climate Summit).
It is the mandate of leaders like President William Ruto, Chairman of African Climate Matters, to champion the climatic issues facing Africa and help the continent reach the sustainable development goal. With a clear goal, we can avoid environmental damage and curb such occurrences in Northern Africa.
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