Africa must prove climate adaptation is saving lives, not just spending money

When floods leave roads impassable, water supplies become contaminated and children fall ill, the consequences of climate change are measured in more than damaged infrastructure or financial losses. They are measured in lives disrupted, household incomes lost and families struggling to cope. For Dr Richard Munang, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), these are the realities that must shape how Africa measures progress on climate adaptation.