Climate change poses an urgent global challenge, requiring immediate and sustained action to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To avoid catastrophic consequences, the global temperature rise should be kept well below 2°C—preferably 1.5°C—above pre-industrial levels. However, a significant gap remains between the projected emission trajectories under current policies and the reductions needed to meet the
Paris Agreement targets.
Climate change is a critical threat to the health of millions of vulnerable populations inhabiting the East African drylands. It affects the social and environmental determinants of health including access to sufficient food, leading to undernutrition and mental health challenges, through direct pathways such as increased heat, more frequent droughts, and floods; and indirect pathways associated with land use changes and impacts on agricultural productivity.
