CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE: MEETING THE CHALLENGES FOR A CARBON FREE WORLD

Abstract

Climate change has attracted considerable attention in recent years because of complex ecological impact in different parts of the world. The problem is clearly an international one and international and regional cooperation and collaboration is desirable. The policies and actions aimed at combating climate change has been confronted with a lot of challenges such as poverty, politics, limited technological know-how, problems of policy implementation, knowledge of the environment etc.  These challenges have affected the ability to adopt and mitigate the harmful effect of climate change. This paper examined these challenges and suggested ways of meeting the challenges for a carbon free world.