Climate Facts: Africa’s agricultural outputs dropped by 34% since 1961 due to climate change, says UN

The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can be difficult to understand.

TheCable’s quick climate facts will help demystify these concepts through easy-to-understand and straightforward explanations.

Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers:

• May 2023 was the world’s third warmest on record in 174 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
• The United Nations said the global shift to a low-carbon economy can deliver at least $26 trillion in economic benefits through 2030.  
• Ninety percent of the world’s electricity can and should come from renewable energy by 2050, the organisation said.
• From 1990 to 2019, research on Africa received just 3.8 percent of climate-related funding globally. This, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has reduced adaptive capacity in the continent.
• More than any other region, agricultural productivity growth has been reduced by 34 percent since 1961 due to climate change in Africa, the organisation said.