South Asia and Climate Change (eBook, ePUB)

Unravelling the Conundrum
Redaktion: Kar, Mausumi; Deb Sarkar, Manisha; Mukhopadhyay, Jayita

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of the diverse aspects of climate change in South Asia. It discusses the reasons causing climate change as well as highlights normative and ethical considerations involved in the battle against climate change.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000409833
• Artikelnr.: 61952057

Autorenporträt

Mausumi Kar is Associate Professor of Economics, Women's Christian College, Kolkata, India, and Guest Faculty of International Economics at University of Calcutta, India. Jayita Mukhopadhyay is Associate Professor of Political Science, Women's Christian College, Kolkata, India, and former Guest Faculty, Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, India. Manisha Deb Sarkar is former Associate Professor and former Head, Department of Geography, Women's Christian College, Kolkata, India, and former Guest Faculty at University of Calcutta, Jadavpur University and West Bengal State University, Barasat, India.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Climate Change in South Asia: Emerging Issues and Trends 1.
Contemporary Issues of Climate Change in South Asia: A Synthesis 2.
Extreme Climatic Events: A Review of Trends, Vulnerabilities and
Adaptations in the South Asian Region 3. Energy Use and Carbon Dioxide
Emission in South Asia: A Decomposition Analysis Part II: Climate Change
Induced Human Migration: Concerns for Environmental Refugees 4. Nature and
Characteristics of Climate Change-Induced Human Migration in South Asia 5.
Impacts of Climate Change on Migration and Economic Growth: South Asian
Perspectives 6. Climatic Refugees: Internal Migration in the Face of
Climate Change in India Part III: Responses to Climate Change from South
Asian Nations 7. India's Commitment to Counter Climate Change in South
Asia: A Critical Evaluation 8. Evaluating the Viability of Shrimp
Aquaculture to Impede Climate Change in Sundarbans: Experiences from
Bangladesh 9. Sri Lanka's Natural Vulnerabilities: A Political Case Study
of the 2004 Tsunami, Its Aftermath and Responses Part IV: Adaptation
Strategies to Combat the Challenge: From Theory to Praxis 10. Ethical
Dilemma of Sustainable Development as Combat Mechanism to Climate Challenge
11. Technological Development for Monitoring/Forecasting Extreme Weather
over South Asia