Melo News | Sunday, February 18, 2024 | Lusaka
African Rivers a not-for-profit international conservation non-governmental organization has urged everyone and all stakeholders to take full responsibility of protecting the healthy of rivers because climate change and human appetite for exponential industrial growth are posing severe threat to the waterbodies across the globe. As a non-governmental organisation, we support the vulnerable communities and contribute to safeguarding nature and biodiversity for a better shared future.
Climate change is real, climate change is unforgiving and climate change is unavoidable! Dr. Kelvin Kamayoyo, Technical Advisor for African Rivers noted that climate change is threatening the healthy of rivers and rapidly so negating predominantly the growth of the agriculture and tourism including health of humans and animals across the continent of Africa.
Observably, the ecosystem is currently facing ferocious imbalance and has become vulnerable due to climate change and all relevant stakeholders must come together to reinforce climate action for a better shared future and safer planet earth to live in.
Dr. Kamayoyo observed that the mutation of climate change is often unpredictable and the scale of its impact is equally undetermined as such concerted effort in building climate resilience and adaptation is most desirable and compelling. The continent of Africa is in need of more information and education about climate change and this is the reason why African Rivers is emphasizing more on climate science literacy.
Apparently, the fight against climate change can not be won by a single person or single entity or single group or single country or single continent, hence everyone living on planet earth must join hands, come together and unity to defeat this scourge.
As African Rivers (www.african-rivers.org or Facebook page: African Rivers) we believe water is life and life depends on rivers. Our philosophy is water, life and peace for sustainable development for all. The article is for education purposes and climate science literacy by a Zambian economist, scholar and climate adaptation advocate, for comments send to: [email protected]
