Namibia

It takes only 91 days for the average Canadian to produce as much greenhouse gases as the average Namibian will produce over the course of the entire year.  Therefore, April 1st (91 days into the year) is "Climate Change Impacts in Namibia Day."

Namibia already suffers from a scarcity of water.  A projected increase in evaporation, and a possible decrease in precipitation, could reduce water supplies even further.  A lack of water could lead to shortages of food as well.  If soil moisture decreases it is expected that subsistence crop yields will decline.

Disease like cholera, yellow fever, ebola, bird flu, tuberculosis could become more prevalent due to the expected changes in temperature and precipitation levels.  An increase is also expected in algae blooms, known as “red tide,” that occur off Namibia's coast.  Red tide is toxic to humans and some animals, and limits the available seafood harvest.  Namibian oyster farmers lost millions in 2008 due to a red tide outbreak.

Please read allAfrica.com's full article, "Namibia: Climate Change Could Spread Disease," for more information.