 Southern Africa

Climate change will exacerbate the vulnerability of the Agricultural sector in most Southern African countries which are already limited by poor infrastructure and a lag in technological inputs and innovation.Maize accounts for nearly half of the cultivated land in Southern Africa, and under future climate change, yields could decrease by 30% Temperatures increases also encourage a wide spread of weeds and pests In December 2019, 45 million peoples in southern Africa required help because of crop failure.The drought reduces the water stream in Victoria falls by 50%.