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Socio-economic and political impacts of climate change in Africa
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'The cause of the warming of the African continent (and of the world as a whole) over the past 100 years is not clear. The change in atmospheric composition associated with rising levels of greenhouse gases must be one of the most plausible explanations, but there are other possibilities (Wigley et al., 1992). The trend may, for example, be the result of natural climate variability, shifts in the ocean temperature distribution or changes in the solar output. The progressive degradation of dryland areas, by reducing surface soil moisture, may have contributed to the warming over Africa, although the results of recent analyses suggest that the effects may account for no more than a small proportion of the trend observed over the continent as a whole (cf. Balling, 1991, with Hulme and Kelly, 1993). Whatever the cause of the warming trend, it provides one benchmark against which we can judge the projections of future climate warming for Africa'
All that one needs to look at is the Annual rainfall during the mosts recent three decades to see that there has been around 20 to 40 percent less than was expected around the 1960's. Take extreme years such as 1984 and 1990
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Response to the question
The author has used numerical data and other supporting evidence to add weight to their points and has also attempted to analyse their findings, though the structure of the essay could be improved upon. Assuming the full title of the essay is 'describe the socio-economic and political impacts of climate change in Africa', the author has offered a number of socio-economic impacts, but is perhaps lacking in the number of political impacts that have been explored.
Level of analysis
The author successfully suggests possible reasons behind socio-economic trends or individual events in places. However, some areas remain pure description with little attempt at analysis. While an effective comment about the future has been made in the conclusion, some of the information offered is simply an extension of the essay rather than an attempt to draw together the content already discussed in the main body of the essay. The level of analysis of the essay would benefit from a more coherent structure in which each point is introduced, developed, exemplified and analysed.
Quality of writing
The grammar of the essay could be improved in a number of places and some sentences would benefit from being restructured. The referencing of sources, if done consistently throughout, would be a strong point of this essay. The author has correctly and effectively used a number of appropriate terms throughout the essay. This essay has the potential to score very high marks, if greater attention is paid to structure and grammar and if more in-depth analysis is offered.
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