Africa and Global Warming

Government policies are no longer dependant on scientific information’s. They accede to what interest groups dictates. Government has become the mouthpiece of these interest groups. You might think Science was supposed to be about facts, but lately science has become part of politics. All the hot button topics from global warming to the use off DDT have lately been politicized. A rising group of interest groups are opposing the existence of obvious things like global warming. Today the places that have contributed the least (Africa) to global warming are the most vulnerable to the drought and diseases that comes with global warming. Many African countries are already witnessing (or will in the future) the negative impact of global warming on the health and agriculture of the continent. Remember many of these African countries depend on either farming or livestock rearing for their food security. Global warming is a threat to Africa food security. This is a global ethical challenge that the western world needs to tackle in a humane manner. Global warming is really disrupting the lifestyle of these poor countries.

Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is associated with the global warming. My own home state, Georgia, is the second largest contributor of carbon dioxide emission from power plants. According to one researcher “Africa seems to be consistently among the regions, with high to very projected damage” (Hare 2005). Disease like Malaria and diarrhea is highly correlated with increase in temperature. I think it is the right time the western world should support value judgment in their decision-making process.