Climate Change: Climate Change Is Fuelling Social Tensions and Conflict

Mar 8, 2020 | Tanaka Manungo, Mail & Guardian
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Climate change has wreaked havoc across the world — and Africa is likely to be worst hit by its destructive consequences. There have been droughts, floods, cyclones and locusts, all of which have placed a strain on natural resources. Climate change causes land degradation, which is exacerbated in some countries by increased population growth and urbanisation.