Climate Change May Cut Africa GDP 30% by 2050, Kenyatta Says
- World Bank approves $150 million for climate projects in Kenya
- Most climate disasters on the continent are flood-related
Uhuru Kenyatta
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Africa’s gross domestic product could contract by as much as 30% by 2050 if action isn’t urgently taken to adapt to climate change, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta said without stating the source of the data.
“An investment of $800 million in developing countries, in climate adaptation programs, would see and result in benefits of up to $16 billion per year,” Kenyatta said Tuesday at an event hosted by the Global Center on Adaptation.