Environmental Challenges, The Impacts of Climate Change in North Africa Region: A Review

Global climate change effects, referred to as “environmental stresses,” in North Africa (NA) may be anthropocentrically caused or naturally occurring. This region is one of the regions most sensitive to climate change because of its location and dry environment. Even though nations in the NA area have distinct political and social frameworks, access to natural resources, and wealth levels, the region is bound by major environmental issues and international disputes. This chapter examines the regional impacts of global climate change in North Africa by focusing on the most pressing environmental issues and potential remedies. This chapter clarifies that climate change is mostly to blame the environmental problems in the North African region, which threatens the long-term stability of the area, particularly in terms of poverty, inequality, and underdevelopment. However, attempts to address these issues have been hampered by genuine ignorance of their causes and potential solutions. As one of the most water-scarce regions in the world with a heavy reliance on climate-sensitive agriculture, North Africa’s economic and social situation will likely worsen in the future. Mitigating climate change will remove resources from initiatives to combat poverty, unemployment, and subpar living circumstances, endangering the viability of the development process. North African nations must consider environmental conservation in the context of regional sustainable development and propose responsibilities that the government and outside aid should take.