According to a 2021 FAO report titled 'Review of Forest and Landscape Restoration in Africa', "up to 65% of productive land in Africa is degraded, while desertification affects 45% of the continents land area." Although "the overall trend is reducing, net loss of forests
In 2015, continuous rains, poor planning and blocked drains from plastic waste caused massive flooding that disrupted the lives of over 50,000 people killing more than 150 in Accra Ghana[1]. Similarly, DW the German news service reported in April 2022 of flooding in South Africa