Africa: Human cost will force countries to focus on climate change

If the "human cost" of climate change is calculated, countries will be forced to sit up and take notice, according to a former senior United Nations official. "Most people are unable to relate to the projections of increase in temperature or the impact of climate change on the economy, but if the climate change forecasts are linked to possible deaths, then countries will be forced to contemplate prevention plans," said Yvette Stevens, the former UN Assistant Emergency Relief Coordinator.