This has effectively reduced greenhouse gas emissions around the world. Nevertheless, the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions over the last three months will not solve the climate crisis that has been generated since the beginning of the industrial era.
 
Also according to the WMO last week, COVID19 is accentuating the impacts of climate change, especially on vulnerable populations. This is a real observation for Madagascar, which has seen its daily life dramatically changed in just a few weeks. Indeed, the long queues for government social aid indicate a clear economic fragility of the population. This population will be even more vulnerable if a climatic event occurs in the coming months (cyclone, drought, etc.), in a country that is already strongly affected by the effects of climate change.
 
Madagascar will have highlighted its natural wealth in this fight against COVID19, and the importance of medicinal plants for the population. Therefore, we must encourage the conservation and sustainable management of our natural resources for the benefit of the population, as biodiversity must be at the heart of all sectoral policies and strategies in Madagascar.
 
"We may not always realize it, but our protected areas and community conservation areas are natural solutions," says Mampionona Randrianirina, WWF Climate Change Adaptation Officer. Indeed, they provide us with a multitude of products and services to adapt to any crisis, including that caused by climate change. For Mampionona, "it is therefore time to review our relationship with nature as it continues to help us meet the challenges ahead to ensure both human and economic development.”
 
More than ever, we need to reduce the global warming curve in tandem with the curve of the COVID19 pandemic. Failure to address climate change can threaten human well-being, ecosystems and the economy for centuries to come.