Today, 24-hour concerts will take place on 7 continents around the globe to raise awareness about climate change. A ONE Campaign video clip, about the impact of climate change on Africa, will air at these events.

Below, a note from guest blogger Erin Thornton of DATA:

“Africans will be hit first and worst by the climate crisis and are least able to adapt to climate change due to the challenges of global disease and extreme poverty. Climate change is not a crisis of Africa’s making, yet it is African people, especially the poorest, who will suffer the earliest and the most.

·In some African countries, agricultural productivity could be reduced by 50% by 2020, exacerbating food insecurity and malnutrition on the continent.

·By 2025, around 480 million people in Africa will face water scarcity or stress, with a subsequent increase in water-related conflicts.

·The range and transmission potential of malaria will increase: an additional 260–320 million people worldwide could be living in malaria-infested areas by 2080.”

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