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Article

18 Sep 2015

Author:
Tapuwa Nhachi & Stanley Mugomeza, Institute for Sustainability Africa in Independent (Zimbabwe)

Big business in Africa urged to factor climate change, adaptation into business strategy

'Business must consider climate change', 18 Sep 2015:…Now that the need for adaptation to climate change has been generally accepted as an immediate priority, the question is how does Africa fit in and how does the continent adapt?...[A]re…business leaders thinking of climate change in their business strategy?...[Although] [b]usiness has a direct link to climate change effects…[it] is a basic need…and…developmental requirement...In Southern Africa (South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe) mineral depletion…disproportionately benefits...mining houses…In addition, CO2 emissions plus a great deal of other pollution…are largely the result of energy consumption by…large multinational corporations…(Mittal Steel, BHP Billiton and the Anglo group). Pollution is the major causal influence…[of] ozone depletion which is directly linked to climate change…proven to be a major threat to human rights...[and] an obstructi[on]...to the attainment of...millennium development goals…