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对非洲来说，绿化不是奢侈品

开普敦—今年早些时候，热带气旋伊戴（Idai）席卷了南部非洲，导致数百人丧生，数千人受伤，更多人流离失所。在莫桑比克，高达一半的年收成和重要基础设施被毁。总共有超过三百万非洲人受到影响。这些惊心动魄的情况提醒人们不要忘了非洲面对气候变化影响的加剧不堪一击。

气旋不是什么新鲜事，但随着气候变化的进展，它们变得越来越常见：平均而言，印度洋每个气旋季会产生三个气旋；但这个气旋季发生了七次。其他天气事件亦然。在津巴布韦，超过两百万人因为气候变化导致的干旱而面临着极度水短缺。

但尽管非洲面临着气候变化的新挑战，它仍有重大机会扩张经济，减少仍是普遍现象的贫困。易受气候变化影响的非洲国家的GDP之和将从2019年的2.45万亿美元增加到2024年的3.46万亿美元。

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