Episode 93: Global Warming at the Equator
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Episode 93: Global Warming at the Equator
Much of the conversation about global warming and climate change focuses on the Earth’s poles and the areas outside the tropics. We understand that ice caps and glaciers are melting. However, it is urgent that we understand the effects of global warming in the tropics in general, and at the equator in particular. Normal temperature ranges in the tropics fall within a narrower range than those outside them, so any change will have more significant effects.
We’re joined by Jessica Mukiri, an Environmental Modeler at the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, to discuss global warming at the equator, with a focus on Kenya. Which human activities make us more vulnerable to climate change? What are its effects in this region? And, how can we mitigate it? Press play to find out!
Resources
Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5 ºC
Climate Change: Why the Tropical Poor Will Suffer Most
Why Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change
Vulnerability to Climate Change in Africa: Challenges and Recommendations for Africa
Africa is particularly vulnerable to the expected impacts of global warming
Global warming: Why Kenya is among countries at crossroads
Climate Risks, Vulnerability and Governance in Kenya: A review
Modeling Kenya’s Vulnerability to Climate Change – A Multifactor Approach
Climate change making storms like Idai more severe, say experts
Cyclone Idai reveals the fundamental injustice at the heart of climate change
Analysis of Climate Change and Variability Risks in the Smallholder Sector
Climate Change and Health in Africa: Issues and Options
Climate Change Deadly Health Risk and Global Health Opportunity – Lancet Commission
Climate drivers of vector-borne diseases in Africa and their relevance to control programmes
Climate change and population health in Africa: where are the scientists?
Herders: Why we invade Laikipia ranches
Are Kenya ranch invasions driven by drought or politics?
Rapid Range Shifts of Species Associated with High Levels of Climate Warming
Climate change could force huge migrations for people and animals living near the equator
Global warming, elevational ranges and the vulnerability of tropical biota
UN compact recognizes climate change as driver of migration for first time
Study finds that global warming exacerbates refugee crises
Seeds of war: Global warming helped trigger Syria’s bloody civil war
Climate change and the Syrian civil war revisited
Making the Links: Refugees, Climate Change, and Poverty
Who takes responsibility for the climate refugees?
Climate Justice for a Changing Planet: A Primer for Policy Makers and NGOs