Africa, the biggest victim of climate change, although it does not contribute much to its initiation

Studies show that the African continent is the most vulnerable to climate change in all climates despite the fact that Africa does not contribute except a very small percentage of climate change.

Reports show that, despite its small contribution to global warming, the African continent is facing serious risks to its economy and investment in infrastructure, water systems, food, public health, agriculture and livelihoods due to climate change. 

Africa has 17 of the 20 most vulnerable countries to climate threats worldwide, and climate change is already affecting between 2 and 9 percent of national budgets across the African continent, threatening to push them into levels of on extreme poverty, fueling migration and refugees, and increasing the risk of conflict and fighting over dwindling resources.

The Africa Climate Report 2022 shows that the pace of warming on the continent has increased in recent decades as climate and climate-related risks worsen.

More than 110 million people were directly affected by climate, environment and water in 2022, causing economic damage worth more than $8.5 billion and more than 5,000 deaths, of which 48% were related to drought and 43% were related to flooding.

The United Nations Environment Program estimates that the loss of GDP in African countries will increase due to climate change, and an increase of 2 degrees of global temperature will put more than half of the continent's population at risk of malnutrition.

It is worth pointing out here that, the continent of Africa - which has about 17% of the world's population - represents the smallest share of greenhouse gas emissions on the planet at only 3.8%, compared to about 23% in China and 19% in United States.