Côte d’Ivoire is highly exposed to climate change through rising temperatures
and sea levels as well as rain pattern changes. Economic vulnerabilities to climate
change are mostly due to the country’s heavy reliance on agriculture, and the
concentration of industrial and services activity in coastal areas. Agriculture employs
about half of the workforce and contributes about 17 percent of GDP and 10 percent of
tax revenues. At the same time, greenhouse gas emission and pollution in urban areas
are growing, albeit from a low level.