The Climate Development and Knowledge Network (CDKN) – with the African Climate and Development Initiative, SouthSouthNorth and ODI – has launched a new series of factsheets that distil data, trends and analysis from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report most relevant to Africa’s five subregions: Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, southern Africa and West Africa. This in response to demand expressed by our partners in Africa for more country and sub-regional information.
What is the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report?
At the end of February 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its latest report on climate change impacts, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, as part of Working Group II’s contribution to the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report. This follows the release of the Working Group I report on The Physical Science Basis in 2021.
The Working Group II report details the widespread and severe losses and damages climate change is already causing to people, nature and economies worldwide. It also shares how successful our current adaptation actions are, reviews the limits beyond which adaptation will no longer be effective, and investigates how to move towards climate-resilient development.
The IPCC report also provides the strongest-ever assessment of evidence on how climate change is impacting the African continent. As a region highly vulnerable to climate change, this detailed information of climate change risks and adaptation options is urgently needed to inform planning and implementation in Africa.
The authors
Dr Christopher Trisos (ACDI and IPCC Coordinating Lead Author), Dr Edmond Totin (University of Benin and IPCC Coordinating Lead Author), Prof Ibidun Adelekan (University of Ibadan and IPCC Coordinating Lead Author), Dr Chris Lennard (Climate Systems Analysis Group and IPCC Lead Author), Dr Nicholas Simpson (ACDI and IPCC Lead Author), and Prof Mark New (ACDI and IPCC Coordinating Lead Author).
Compilers: Lisa McNamara (CDKN/SSN) and Mairi Dupar (CDKN/ODI).
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The IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report: impacts, adaptation options and investment areas for a climate-resilient Central Africa | English and French
Read more about The IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report: impacts, adaptation options and investment areas for a climate-resilient Central Africa | English and French.
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The IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report: impacts, adaptation options and investment areas for a climate-resilient East Africa | English
Read more about The IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report: impacts, adaptation options and investment areas for a climate-resilient East Africa | English.
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The IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report: impacts, adaptation options and investment areas for a climate-resilient West Africa | English & French
Read more about The IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report: impacts, adaptation options and investment areas for a climate-resilient West Africa | English & French.
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The IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report: impacts, adaptation options and investment areas for a climate-resilient southern Africa | English & Portuguese
Read more about The IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report: impacts, adaptation options and investment areas for a climate-resilient southern Africa | English & Portuguese.
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The IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report: impacts, adaptation options and investment areas for a climate-resilient North Africa | English & Arabic
Read more about The IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report: impacts, adaptation options and investment areas for a climate-resilient North Africa | English & Arabic.
