Voices from thefrontlines

Climate change is reshaping our world and exposing Africans, across the continent, to increased hardship. How can its people be empowered to face climate shocks and stressors and make informed decisions to move or stay now and in the future?

  • Agenda for Action
  • Explore the Data
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  • About the Initiative
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  • Download Key Messages & Projections
  1. Chapter 1

    African Shifts

    1. 1.1

      Climate Justice

    Climate disruption in a continent on the move
  2. Chapter 2

    Lay of the Land

    1. 2.1

      Deep Roots

    2. 2.2

      A Mobile Future

    Lay of the Land
  3. Chapter 3

    Big changes

    1. 3.1

      Land & Water

    2. 3.2

      Cross-border Ties

    3. 3.3

      Urban Engines

    Big Changes
  4. Chapter 4

    On the forefront

    1. 4.1

      Pastoral Ways

    2. 4.2

      The Young Lead the Way

    3. 4.3

      Women at Risk

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  5. Chapter 5

    Stepping into tomorrow

    1. 5.1

      Harnessing Hope

    2. 5.2

      Working Together

    The way forward

Explorethe data

Discover all the geographic and socioeconomic datasets that were used and generated for this research.

  • Mobility & People

    Internal Climate Mobility

    Projections of climate mobility within national borders

  • Mobility & People

    Climate Mobility Hotspots

    Areas that will see significant changes in population due to climate mobility within countries

  • Mobility & People

    Population

    Population growth across Africa

  • Water Risks

    Sea Level Rise

    Coastal areas affected by sea level rise

  • Water Risks

    Floods

    Areas that will be affected by significant flooding by 2050

  • Food Security

    Water Availability

    Climate impacts on water availability

  • Food Security

    Crop Yields

    Climate impacts on crop yields

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