Cape Verde
Climate change impacts
It takes only sixteen days for the average Canadian to produce as much greenhouse gases as the average Cape Verdean will produce over the course of the entire year. Therefore, January 16th (sixteen days into the year) is "Climate Change Impacts in Cape Verde Day."
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Cape Verde is a country that is already facing the effects of climate change. With limited access to fresh water, the island’s water supply, agriculture, forestry and coastal developments are at stake. Potential climate change impacts could result in temperature increases, “seasonal water shortages, increased storms, draughts and floods, and a shorter rainy season”.
Source: “Cape Verde: Building Adaptive Capacity Change in the Water Sector.” Global Environment Facility.
Story
“Cape Verde offers two climates: dry and parched. The island of Sal is in the parched category. From the air it looks like a flattened sand dune, but from the ground, it's a moonscape. There is no rain," Emilio Lobo says. ‘Only dust and heat.’ Lobo grew up on Sal, and a few years ago, he made an odd choice: He decided to become a farmer, despite the lack of water or arable land. Lobo says he found ways to solve these problems — on the Internet.”
Read more about Emilio’s story and climate change in Cape Verde at National Public Radio’s website, or listen to the story below.
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