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

Walter Leal Filho^{1

2}, Newton R Matandirotya^{3

4}, Johannes M Lütz^{5

6

7}, Esubalew Abate Alemu⁸, Francis Q Brearley¹, Anastasia Ago Baidoo¹, Adolphine Kateka⁹, George M Ogendi¹⁰, Girma Berhe Adane¹¹, Nega Emiru¹², Richard Achia Mbih¹³

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¹ Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD, UK.
² Research and Transfer Centre "Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management", Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Ulmenliet 20, D-21033, Hamburg, Germany.
³ Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa. runyamore@gmail.com.
⁴ Kgotso Development Trust, P.O. Box 5, Beitbridge, Zimbabwe. runyamore@gmail.com.
⁵ School of Social Sciences, Christian Heritage College, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
⁶ School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁷ School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia.
⁸ Centre for Rural Development, College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
⁹ Tanzania Water Partnership, P.O. Box 14200, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
¹⁰ Ecotourism Centre, Egerton University, P.O. Box 439, Egerton, 20115, Kenya.
¹¹ School of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Haramaya University, Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
¹² Ethiopia Agricultural Transformation Agency, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
¹³ The Pennsylvania State University, African Studies Program, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.

PMID: 34711857
PMCID: PMC8553734
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26540-0

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

Walter Leal Filho et al. Nat Commun. 2021.

. 2021 Oct 28;12(1):6224.

doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26540-0.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD, UK.
² Research and Transfer Centre "Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management", Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Ulmenliet 20, D-21033, Hamburg, Germany.
³ Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa. runyamore@gmail.com.
⁴ Kgotso Development Trust, P.O. Box 5, Beitbridge, Zimbabwe. runyamore@gmail.com.
⁵ School of Social Sciences, Christian Heritage College, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
⁶ School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁷ School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia.
⁸ Centre for Rural Development, College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
⁹ Tanzania Water Partnership, P.O. Box 14200, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
¹⁰ Ecotourism Centre, Egerton University, P.O. Box 439, Egerton, 20115, Kenya.
¹¹ School of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Haramaya University, Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
¹² Ethiopia Agricultural Transformation Agency, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
¹³ The Pennsylvania State University, African Studies Program, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.

PMID: 34711857
PMCID: PMC8553734
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26540-0

Abstract

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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The authors declare no competing of interest.

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**Fig. 1**
Spatial distribution of different African communities, climate-change-related challenges faced, and adaptation mechanisms being applied.

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