Impacts of climate change to African indigenous communities and examples of adaptation responses

Walter Leal Filho, Newton R. Matandirotya, Johannes M. Lütz, Esubalew Abate Alemu, Francis Q. Brearley, Anastasia Ago Baidoo, Adolphine Kateka, George Morara Ogendi, Girma Berhe Adane, Nega Emiru,

Nature Communications · 2021 · 85 citations · 15 references

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Climate change negatively impacts the livelihoods of indigenous communities across the world, including those located on the African continent. This Comment reports on how five African indigenous communities have been impacted by climate change and the adopted adaptation mechanisms.

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