Despite the ongoing debates, Dr Midgley concurs that there is a possibility of the spread of malaria because �what (climate) models suggest is that as the temperature warms up, and we may have increased rainfall in certain areas, the spread of malaria could increase�. Although there is no absolute solution to climate change as some of the causes are not man-made, Dr Dube says the solution lies in finding ways of adapting to the unfriendly environment, which among other things, call for the improvement of peoples� lives. First thing in adaptation is to solve the problem of poverty, unemployment, food insecurity. Then, equiping people, education, the health. And these are everyday issues. So I would say adaptation in Africa should have been long time started. At least 300 to 500 million people are infected by malaria, with approximately one million deaths annually, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). If warnings about climate change are anything to go by, the numbers are most likely to increase.