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Africa at large is being affected by the negative impacts of climate change. There are many reason as to why this is happening, from deforestation to bad energy policies.

A great example of the effects of this is the locust infestation in East Africa which will soon lead to food insecurity and the sad thing is that many Africans are unaware as to why this is happening, due to not being educated and properly prepared for the consequences.

Ndoni Mcunu, climate scientist in South Africa

To make international changes, I’d first say that international people need to understand part of the problem, what the people need so there needs to be bottom-up approach and not a top-down approach.

First the understanding of what do the local people need in terms of climate change and tailor-making those solutions to African needs. So if you come with high technology into our continent, that’s not going to help if you don’t have the skill base.

So first understand what is our skill base, what is our literacy base as Africans and then implement your solutions accordingly.