THE VICTIMIZATION OF AFRICA’S CLIMATE CHANGE
By
Elizabeth Owusu-Kissi, “Africa in Focus” News Reporter
For Ghana, in Africa,
we will say the rainy season is here again. As to whether Ghana is prepared for
it is moot. It is unfortunate Africans are however left to the mercy of climate
change if they are not adequately armed.
Africa is one of the
most vulnerable continents when it comes to climate change. The situation is
worsened because of the poor state of economic development and low adaptive
capacity. We will have no reason to debunk what the president of the Republic
of Ghana, H.E. John Dramani Mahama said – that “climate change must be seen as a
developmental issue and not an environmental problem because it impacts all
aspect of social lives”.
The “Africa in Focus” team believes President Mahama’s idea
of collaborating with various development partners, such as Japan, to integrate
climate change-mitigation into various sectors of the economy in Ghana, is a
good start and can be emulated by other African countries.
It is because of this weather condition in Ghana that our
audience can testify that the “Africa In Focus” show, slated for live-broadcasting
on May 20, 2014, fell on rocks because our media house fell victim to the
weather hazard in the heavy downpour.
One way of tackling this is with preventive measures, such as
investing in disaster-risk reduction in Africa. “Africa in Focus” is of the view
that investment in disaster-risk reduction pays in Africa –in both short and
long term impacts of managing disasters.
“Africa in Focus” show will bring to light latest updates and
continuous live broadcast of the edition on “How Far Africa Is Integrating” at
a later date – as well as deliberations on how feasible preventive measures of
climate change in Africa can help save the continent Africa.
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