Adapting agriculture to the impacts of climate change in Sub-Sahara Africa will cost around 15.5 billion U.S. dollars per year by 2050. The estimate included expenses for research, water management, infrastructure, and climate information services. Agricultural activities in Africa are primarily rainfed and highly depend on the weather. According to the source, the non-adoption of adaptation measures against climate change would cost over 200 billion U.S. dollars.
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The Global Center on Adaptation. (October 25, 2021). Annual costs for adapting agriculture to climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2050 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313730/agricultural-adaptation-costs-to-climate-change-in-sub-saharan-africa/
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Annual costs for adapting agriculture to climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2050 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], The Global Center on Adaptation, October 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313730/agricultural-adaptation-costs-to-climate-change-in-sub-saharan-africa/