Reforesting Africa’s highest mountain could halt severe water shortages – UN Environment
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme
– Rivers begin to dry up as the loss of Mt Kilimanjaro’s forests triggers water crisis
– Climate change has destroyed 13,000 hectares of the mountain’s forests since 1976 – equivalent to cutting off a year’s supply of drinking water for 1 million people
– East Africa’s glaciers expected to disappear within a few decades
Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27086&ArticleID=36284&l=en
