Robust measures urged to curb temperature rise in Africa By IANS | Published on Wed, Mar 10 2021 5:27 IST | 0 Views UN calls for de-escalating conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray. Image Source: IANS News Nairobi, March 10 : A Kenyan scholar has urged African countries to put solid measures in place to curb rise in temperatures, saying the continent could suffer water stress due to overheating. "The hot weather might result to further droughts culminating in food insecurity among other devastating agricultural impacts," said Shem Wandiga, professor of chemistry and a former acting director in the Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation (ICCA) at the University of Nairobi on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported.