Anglophone African Countries Discuss Climate Change Adaptation

Experts in climate change from the Least Developed Anglophone Countries in Africa gathered in Kigali this week for a five-day workshop to discuss climate change adaptation on the continent.

The workshop intends to let countriesshare expertiseand look at how to alleviate climate change, a phenomenon that will disproportionately affect African countries more than many others.

According to Stanislas Kamanzi, Minister of Natural Resources, adaptation to climate change is imperative, and is a hindranceto the economic development of countries in the region. The least developed countries still lack the capacity to find solutions, but with their agriculturally driven economies and often tropical, they will also be the hardest hit by climate change.