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African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Macroeconomic Policy, Forecasting and Research Department, and the Asia External Representation Office will be hosting a webinar this coming May 20, to explore the Bank’s African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2021 for Asian audiences.
The African Economic Outlook (AEO) is the Bank’s flagship report that serves as a tool for economic intelligence, policy dialogue and operational effectiveness.
The theme for the 2021 AEO is “From Debt Resolution to Growth: The Road Ahead for Africa.”
The report covers Africa’s growth performance and proposes policy options to mitigate the effects of the pandemic and improve the process of debt resolution, governance and sustainable growth in Africa.
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Joseph Lowasa Baraka at his vegetable and fruit kiosk in Nairobi. During Kenya’s coronavirus lockdowns traders opted to stay away from congested market places and prioritised more secure digital platforms. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS
NAIROBI, Apr 19 2021 (IPS) - After Joseph Mandu lost his job because of the country’s coronavirus lockdown, he would still wake every morning and leave his home in the City Carton slum in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. But instead of heading to the restaurant he worked at as a pool-table attendant, he would walk around City Carton searching for odd jobs to earn an income so he could pay for the food his family needed to survive.
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Food and nutritional security of resource poor farmers globally is increasingly under a serious threat of climate change.
In Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda agricultural production rates are low and this is exacerbated, by frequent erratic rainfall and prolonged drought arising from climate change effects. The harmonisation of agriculture to single crop varieties in hope of higher yields, coupled with the associated loss of biodiversity has further decreased the resilience of resource poor farmers.
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The launch of the research initiative titled “Climate Change and Food Security Analysis” was supported by the Climate Change Commission (CCC), various government agencies, experts from different industries, advocates for climate resilience, and members of the academe to launch in a virtual event held recently.
The report revealed that aside from conflict, climate change is one of the main drivers of global hunger.
It also noted that more than 80 percent of the world’s most food-insecure people are being hit by extreme weather events, such as drought and flooding, including other stresses, such as pest infestation and land degradation.