Climate Change and Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Opportunities
Largely due to the potential threats to development, and human lives of well known climate changes, the World Bank is getting involved in a range of activities under the subject. The note focuses on climate changes in Africa, and, although it is ar...
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okr-10986-98822021-04-23T14:02:47Z Climate Change and Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Opportunities Dalfelt, Arne CLIMATIC CHANGE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIOECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS BIOFUELS AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY POPULATION MOVEMENTS HEALTH CARE QUALITY POPULATION INCREASE LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT INTERNATIONAL AID SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS AGRICULTURE AIR ATMOSPHERE CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS CLIMATE VARIABILITY COAL COASTAL AREAS DEFORESTATION DROUGHT ECOSYSTEMS EMISSIONS ENERGY CONSUMPTION EVAPORATION EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FLOODS FORESTS FUELS GCM GHGS GLOBAL WARMING GREENHOUSE GASES GROWING SEASONS HURRICANES HYDROLOGY INCOME JOINT IMPLEMENTATION LAND USE METEOROLOGICAL DATA METEOROLOGY NATURAL RESOURCES NEGOTIATIONS OCEANS POPULATION GROWTH PRECIPITATION PUBLIC HEALTH REDUCING EMISSIONS SNOW SNOWFALL SOIL SOIL PRODUCTIVITY STORMS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE CHANGE VEC VEGETATION WEATHER Largely due to the potential threats to development, and human lives of well known climate changes, the World Bank is getting involved in a range of activities under the subject. The note focuses on climate changes in Africa, and, although it is argued that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from development projects in Africa should be paid minor attention, - because GHG emissions from Africa are negligible on a global scale; industrial countries should be the ones to bear major costs of reducing GHG emissions; and, due to the complex, tentative nature of potential impacts resulting from climate change - these factors do not mean that emissions are irrelevant in the African context. It is anticipated that changes in climate will result in adverse socioeconomic impacts in Africa, related to factors associated with the vulnerability of society, and the sensitivity of the environment. There is high dependency on bio-fuels, and agriculture and forestry, aggravated by restricted population mobility, poor health facilities, high population growth, and low material standards. Whereas concerns of climate change in development projects are prevalent, other factors need further attention: the trans-boundary, and global effects of climate change; cumulative effects of GHG emissions; the complexity in assessing climate change impacts at regional levels; international responsiveness to climate changes, due to the challenging nature of national sector policies, and institutional frameworks; and, the significance of climate change impacts on the socioeconomic environment. 2012-08-13T09:47:12Z 2012-08-13T09:47:12Z 1998-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/10/1121200/climate-change-sub-saharan-africa-issues-opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9882 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 120 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa |
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CLIMATIC CHANGE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIOECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS BIOFUELS AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY POPULATION MOVEMENTS HEALTH CARE QUALITY POPULATION INCREASE LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT INTERNATIONAL AID SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS AGRICULTURE AIR ATMOSPHERE CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS CLIMATE VARIABILITY COAL COASTAL AREAS DEFORESTATION DROUGHT ECOSYSTEMS EMISSIONS ENERGY CONSUMPTION EVAPORATION EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FLOODS FORESTS FUELS GCM GHGS GLOBAL WARMING GREENHOUSE GASES GROWING SEASONS HURRICANES HYDROLOGY INCOME JOINT IMPLEMENTATION LAND USE METEOROLOGICAL DATA METEOROLOGY NATURAL RESOURCES NEGOTIATIONS OCEANS POPULATION GROWTH PRECIPITATION PUBLIC HEALTH REDUCING EMISSIONS SNOW SNOWFALL SOIL SOIL PRODUCTIVITY STORMS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE CHANGE VEC VEGETATION WEATHER Dalfelt, Arne Climate Change and Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Opportunities |
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Largely due to the potential threats to
development, and human lives of well known climate changes,
the World Bank is getting involved in a range of activities
under the subject. The note focuses on climate changes in
Africa, and, although it is argued that greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions from development projects in Africa should be paid
minor attention, - because GHG emissions from Africa are
negligible on a global scale; industrial countries should be
the ones to bear major costs of reducing GHG emissions; and,
due to the complex, tentative nature of potential impacts
resulting from climate change - these factors do not mean
that emissions are irrelevant in the African context. It is
anticipated that changes in climate will result in adverse
socioeconomic impacts in Africa, related to factors
associated with the vulnerability of society, and the
sensitivity of the environment. There is high dependency on
bio-fuels, and agriculture and forestry, aggravated by
restricted population mobility, poor health facilities, high
population growth, and low material standards. Whereas
concerns of climate change in development projects are
prevalent, other factors need further attention: the
trans-boundary, and global effects of climate change;
cumulative effects of GHG emissions; the complexity in
assessing climate change impacts at regional levels;
international responsiveness to climate changes, due to the
challenging nature of national sector policies, and
institutional frameworks; and, the significance of climate
change impacts on the socioeconomic environment. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Dalfelt, Arne |
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Dalfelt, Arne |
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Dalfelt, Arne |
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Climate Change and Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Opportunities |
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Climate Change and Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Opportunities |
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Climate Change and Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Opportunities |
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Climate Change and Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Opportunities |
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Climate Change and Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Opportunities |
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climate change and sub-saharan africa : issues and opportunities |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/10/1121200/climate-change-sub-saharan-africa-issues-opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9882 |
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