ALOGNON, R: Climate Policy and Development

It seems to be an opposition between development and climate protection because Industrial Revolution and its resulted lifestyle are the initial cause of Global Warming. Human History has shown that development is strongly related to greenhouse gas emission. For that reason it sounds inappropriate to involve developing countries in the fight of global warming. So, this book examines the climate policy of Togo to see if it really hinders development. In that regard, the development process of Togo has been analyzed. The analysis reveals that the handicaps of the development of Togo lie in other spheres. The mere exportation of raw materials is insufficient to trigger an economic development. Moreover, in the era of Global Warming, raw materials are going to be reduced considerably. Thus, for African countries to develop and protect the global climate at the same time, sustainable development approaches must be applied. Job creating policies have to be conceived and set into action, the CFA currency must be abolished in the French speaking countries, and cleavages along ethnic lines have to be healed.