Keywords:
Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects.
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Global environmental change.
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Human beings -- Climatic factors.
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Sustainable development.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
The United Nations Security Council unanimously expressed concern about the possible impacts of climate change on peace and security in its session of 20 July 2011. The open debate with a record participation of UN member states clearly underlined the need for climate protection and early action to reduce the security implications of climate change. With contributions from policy makers and leading scholars, this edited volume offers the reader the opportunity to learn about key positions in the debate on the security risks of climate change and the prospects of climate diplomacy. Particular emphasis is given to water resource management, global food security, and rising sea levels that threaten coastal areas and low-lying island states. The authors explore ways to further develop regional cooperation and dialogue in light of a changing climate and provide strong arguments for urgent action that complements international climate negotiations. To this end, they stressed the importance of enhancing the dialogue on climate change and security, building early warning capacities and fostering partnerships for early action and conflict prevention. This book builds on a conference on Climate Diplomacy in Perspective hosted by the German Federal Foreign Office and adelphi in Berlin in October 2011. Opened by the German Minis ter of State Cornelia Pieper, UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner, Bangladesh's Minister of Environment Hasan Mahmud, and Mohamed Shareef, Minister of State in the Republic of Maldives' Environment Ministry, the conference welcomed 100 policy-makers and experts from over 30 countries.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (146 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783830528029
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1093033
DDC:
363.7387
Language:
German
Note:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction & -- Acknowledgments -- Dennis Tänzler and Alexander Carius - Overview: Towards Preventive Climate Diplomacy -- I. Climate and Security as Challenge for International Politics -- Cornelia Pieper - Climate Diplomacy in PerspectiveCornelia Pieper* -- Achim Steiner - Climate Change as a Cross-cutting Challenge -- Hasan Mahmud - Climate Change and Security: The Challenges for Bangladesh -- Mohamed Shareef - Climate Change and Security: The Challenges for Small Island States -- II. Water Diplomacy -- Mark Zeitoun - Diplomacy for Water Security -- Iskandar Abdullaev - Transboundary Water Management in Central Asia -- Michael Werz - Water Security and US Foreign Policy -- Annika Kramer and Alexander Carius - Water Diplomacy and Climate Change -- III. Food Security -- Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher - The Prospects of Global Food Security -- Dennis Hamro-Drotz - Food Security as Key Element of Livelihood Security: Insights from the Sahel -- Malini Mehra - Climate Diplomacy and Warring States: Finding Solutions in India and Pakistan -- Salomé Bronkhorst and Dennis Tänzler - A Twin Challenge for Diplomacy: Climate Change and Food Security -- IV. Coastal Stability -- A.N.M. Muniruzzaman - Coastal Vulnerabilities and Climate Change: Insights from Bangladesh and beyond -- Cleo Paskal - Coastal Regions, Global Security, and Environmental Change -- Tom Spencer and Achim Maas - Coastal Instability: Altering Geographies, Shifting Priorities -- V. Conclusions -- Viktor Elbling - Reflections on Next Steps for Climate Diplomacy -- Alexander Carius and Dennis Tänzler - Elements of a New Era of Climate Diplomacy -- Permissions and Credits -- Abbreviations -- Authors.
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