Climate Change Impacts and Human Settlements in Africa: Prospects for Adaptation

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C.H.D. Magadza
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[1] The University of Zimbabwe Lake Kariba Research Station,
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human settlements; climate change; adaptation; Africa;
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Climate change impacts on African human settlements arise from a number of climate change-related causes, notably sea level changes, impacts on water resources, extreme weather events, food security, increased health risks from vector home diseases, and temperature-related morbidity in urban environments.
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