A network of observation stations for recording greenhouse gas and other emissions in Africa has nearly 25 times less capacity than the equivalent network in Europe, according to an international team of researchers.
The result, which highlights one of the areas of climate change research where Africa lags behind other continents, is part of a broader effort by Veronika Jorch of Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture, Germany, and colleagues to establish a pan-African research infrastructure for greenhouse gas emissions.
The researchers believe that such an infrastructure would help in climate change prediction, mitigation and adaptation for the continent.
“A research infrastructure does not just appear like mushrooms after a bit of rain,” says Jorch. “It is a long process, and various factors have to come together.”
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