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This shift could reduce the agricultural import bill by US$212 billion and increase export earnings to US$276 billion by 2043.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000145#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Nigeria is projected to become Africa's most significant agricultural producer by 2043, with production potentially increasing from 311 million metric tons (Current Path) to 438 million metric tons under the Agriculture scenario.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000145#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Agriculture scenario is expected to reduce the number of extremely poor Africans (using a US$1.90 benchmark) to 339 million (15%) by 2043, compared to 398 million (18%) in the Current Path. The greatest poverty reductions are expected in Malawi, Madagascar, and Sierra Leone.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000145#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"By 2043, the Agriculture scenario would make Africa's total economy US$354 billion larger than the Current Path forecast, increasing average GDP per person (PPP) by US$204. West Africa is projected to benefit most proportionally with a 5% increase over the Current Path.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000145#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While total output increases, the scenario accelerates the decline of the agricultural sector's share of the labour force, shifting employment toward downstream agro-processing in urban centres.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000145#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The projected gains are contingent on several variables, including water availability for irrigation, the impact of climate-driven carbon fertilisation on crops, and the development of temperature-tolerant genetically modified plants and cultivars.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000145#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["agricultural production","food security","poverty reduction","climate change"],"geography_discussed":["Nigeria","Ethiopia","Democratic Republic of the Congo","Ivory Coast","Tanzania","South Africa","Kenya","Egypt","Madagascar","Gabon","Mozambique","Malawi","Sierra Leone","Mali","São Tomé and Príncipe","Central African Republic","North Africa","West Africa","East Africa","Southern Africa","Central Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["scenario analysis","economic forecasting"]},{"id":"issafri-000222","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/issafri-000222","title":"Rates of gender exclusion","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Security Studies","organization":"institute-for-security-studies"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2026-04-21","source_url":"https://futures.issafrica.org/thematic/guide.pdf?thematic=06-education&topic=07-rates-of-gender-exclusion","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document analyzes gender gaps in education across Africa, noting that while parity has improved, sub-Saharan Africa continues to lag behind North Africa and other global regions. It highlights a widening gap as students progress to higher education levels, particularly in Central Africa, and forecasts that sub-Saharan Africa will not reach the 2019 global mean length of adult female education (8.4 years) until the second half of the 21st century without aggressive intervention.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000222#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"In Africa, there is a significant gap in school attendance for children aged 6 to 11, with 9 million girls never attending school compared to 6 million boys.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000222#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Gender parity in sub-Saharan Africa declines as the level of education increases. In 2019, the female-to-male ratio was 96:100 at the primary level, 91:100 at the lower secondary level, 87:100 at the upper-secondary level, and 80:100 at the tertiary level.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000222#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Central Africa is the worst performing region in sub-Saharan Africa regarding female enrollment across all levels, with ratios as low as 77 girls per 100 boys in lower secondary and 68 girls per 100 boys in upper-secondary education in 2019.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000222#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"North Africa generally outperforms sub-Saharan Africa in gender parity, with female students outnumbering males at the upper-secondary (103:100) and tertiary (116:100) levels in 2019.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000222#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to reach the 2019 global mean length of adult female education (8.4 years) only in the second half of the 21st century, and there is no indication it will close the gap with the rest of the world without aggressive interventions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000222#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Central Africa","Southern Africa","East Africa","Somalia","Namibia","Lesotho","Gabon","Rwanda","Mali","Libya","South America","East Asia","Central Asia","Europe","South Asia","World"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["comparative analysis","forecasting"]},{"id":"pari-000227","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/pari-000227","title":"CLIMATE ADAPTATION, JUSTICE AND EQUITY: CONCEPTUALISING A ‘JUST ADAPTATION’ IN SOUTH AFRICA","publisher":{"name":"Public Affairs Research Institute","organization":"public-affairs-research-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2026-04","source_url":"https://pari.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260713_JustAdaptation_Report_TracyLedger-.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report critiques South Africa's National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (NCCAS) 2020 and its 2025 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for failing to address the root causes of current vulnerability, such as poverty and inequality. It argues that focusing solely on system resilience—such as 'climate smart agriculture'—without reducing existing vulnerabilities like food insecurity leads to 'maladaptation' and risks a 'downward spiral of undevelopment.' 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