Universities tackle climate change threats

By Wachira Kigotho. Based on the recent global assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, in the next six years 200 million people in Africa will be exposed to a scarcity of clean water because of the impacts of climate change. During the same period, the IPCC predicts agricultural production from rain-fed farming in the continent will drop by 50%, while the prevalence of malaria will increase by 5% to 7% by the end of the 21st century. Read more...