Largely due to the potential threats todevelopment, and human lives of well known climate changes,the World Bank is getting involved in a range of activitiesunder the subject. The note focuses on climate changes inAfrica, and, although it is argued that greenhouse gas (GHG)emissions from development projects in Africa should be paidminor attention, - because GHG emissions from Africa arenegligible on a global scale; industrial countries should bethe ones to bear major costs of reducing GHG emissions; and,due to the complex, tentative nature of potential impactsresulting from climate change - these factors do not meanthat emissions are irrelevant in the African context. It isanticipated that changes in climate will result in adversesocioeconomic impacts in Africa, related to factorsassociated with the vulnerability of society, and thesensitivity of the environment. There is high dependency onbio-fuels, and agriculture and forestry, aggravated byrestricted population mobility, poor health facilities, highpopulation growth, and low material standards. Whereasconcerns of climate change in development projects areprevalent, other factors need further attention: thetrans-boundary, and global effects of climate change;cumulative effects of GHG emissions; the complexity inassessing climate change impacts at regional levels;international responsiveness to climate changes, due to thechallenging nature of national sector policies, andinstitutional frameworks; and, the significance of climatechange impacts on the socioeconomic environment.
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