The IPCC’s stark warning that we have only 12 years to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius seems to have fallen on deaf ears, which will have dire consequences and trigger climate crises in vulnerable regions like Africa.
To better prepare for extreme floods and droughts, scalable “nature-based-solutions” for water management may be especially relevant in developing countries, where water-related disaster vulnerability has risen to unprecedented levels and impacts will be most acutely felt.
To tackle the water quality data gap, extensive government water monitoring networks could shift to additionally gather project data through citizen-led monitoring activities.
