By 2030, 250 million people in It will be Africa hit because of scarcity of The United Nations said that fresh water in a report.
the state of the climate in An African report further stated that this phenomenon is expected to spread up to 700 million people on The continent is the same year.
Estimated at 58 million people in East Africa suffers from acute food insecurity, while another 23.7 million suffer in The Sahel and West Africa are estimated in The report issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) of the United Nations said.
“About 14 million people of the internally displaced in Sub-Saharan Africa for various causes And 2.5 million due to disasters while out of Five Africans countries It is unlikely that it will have been able to manage water resources sustainably by 2030,” the report states.
To avoid further deterioration of weather patterns on On the continent, WMO recommends countries expand significantly early warning weather systems to protect livelihoods.
In response to the report, Mike Mbusha, Water Zambia ministerHe said his country is investing more in Strengthen cross-border cooperation and signed a number of Agreements on early warning systems with countries with that shares Its natural waters, such as Mozambique.
Mbusha said the agreements were intended give Relief and warning affected stakeholders so they can prepare for Floods and other calamities.
