by Mia Cathall at Townhall
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is currently “dealing with climate change as a security concern for Africans.”
“Combating climate change is a priority to the nations of Africa, and U.S. officials are listening and responding to those concerns,” Biden-Harris administration official Maureen E. Farrell, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for African affairs, announced in a DoD statement this week.
According to Wednesday’s press release, “African nations see the effects of climate change daily with the desertification of the Sahel region, abnormally destructive storms, flooding and more.”
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— Department of War 🇺🇸 (@DeptofWar) December 12, 2024
For example, the Defense Department points to rising temperatures around the Horn of Africa, specifically in Djibouti, where temps have increased each decade since 1971 and are expected to surge further. Djibouti, which has a large U.S. military presence, is already one of the hottest countries on Earth, the DoD notes.
“It’s an issue that our African colleagues raise to us repeatedly in almost every engagement we have overseas,” Farrell said.
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