Ebook: Climate Change, Justice and Sustainability: Linking Climate and Development Policy

Analysing and synthesising vast data sets from a multitude of disciplines including climate science, economics, hydrology and agricultural research, this volume seeks new methods of combining climate change mitigation, adaptation, development, and poverty reduction in ways that are effective, efficient and equitable. A guiding principle of the project is that new alliances of state and non-state sector partners are urgently required to establish cooperative responses to the threats posed by climate change. This volume offers a vital policy framework for linking our response to this change with progressive principles of global justice and sustainable development.

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Rich nations are mainly responsible for global greenhouse gas emissions, and they are financially and institutionally better placed to adapt to the impacts of global climate change. Developing countries, though, must face issues such as severe droughts, floods, and other environmental changes associated with the Earth’s warming, with far fewer resources to adapt at their disposal. This volume examines the way climate change is affecting the lives and environments of the poor. It provides a global picture of these impacts as well as finer detail on specific regions. The result of a major research project co-funded by various scientific and development organisations, it combines scientific results about the causes, consequences, and economics of climate change with ethical implications for development policy and sustainability.

Analysing and synthesising vast data sets from a multitude of disciplines including climate science, economics, hydrology and agricultural research, it seeks new methods of combining climate change mitigation, adaptation, development, and poverty reduction in ways that are effective, efficient and equitable. A guiding principle of the project is that new alliances of state and non-state sector partners are urgently required to establish cooperative responses to the threats posed by climate change. This volume offers a vital policy framework for linking our response to this change with progressive principles of global justice and sustainable development.

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Rich nations are mainly responsible for global greenhouse gas emissions, and they are financially and institutionally better placed to adapt to the impacts of global climate change. Developing countries, though, must face issues such as severe droughts, floods, and other environmental changes associated with the Earth’s warming, with far fewer resources to adapt at their disposal. This volume examines the way climate change is affecting the lives and environments of the poor. It provides a global picture of these impacts as well as finer detail on specific regions. The result of a major research project co-funded by various scientific and development organisations, it combines scientific results about the causes, consequences, and economics of climate change with ethical implications for development policy and sustainability.

Analysing and synthesising vast data sets from a multitude of disciplines including climate science, economics, hydrology and agricultural research, it seeks new methods of combining climate change mitigation, adaptation, development, and poverty reduction in ways that are effective, efficient and equitable. A guiding principle of the project is that new alliances of state and non-state sector partners are urgently required to establish cooperative responses to the threats posed by climate change. This volume offers a vital policy framework for linking our response to this change with progressive principles of global justice and sustainable development.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Vulnerability to Climate Change and Poverty....Pages 9-17
Climate Change and Water Supply....Pages 19-32
Food Security in a Changing Climate....Pages 33-43
Vulnerability of Coastal Populations....Pages 45-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Climate Change and Human Rights....Pages 61-71
Triangle of Justice....Pages 73-89
Development as Enhancement of Life Chances....Pages 91-96
Criteria for Compatibility of Climate and Development Policies....Pages 97-104
Regulatory Policy: Guiding Social Principles and Individual Responsibility....Pages 105-110
Cultures and Religions....Pages 111-118
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
The 2°C Target Reconsidered....Pages 121-137
Climate Change Mitigation: Options, Costs and Risks....Pages 139-150
Land Use Management for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation....Pages 151-159
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
Adaptation in Water Management....Pages 163-170
Agricultural Adaptation Options: Production Technology, Insurance, Trade....Pages 171-178
The Role of Ecosystem Services in Increasing the Adaptive Capacity of the Poor....Pages 179-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Adaptation Options to Climate-Induced Glacier Retreat in Bolivia....Pages 195-203
Adaptation Options for Small Rice Farmers in the Philippines....Pages 205-213
Deforestation, Indigenous Peoples, and the Poor in Indonesia....Pages 215-218
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Barriers for Avoiding Deforestation in Ecuador....Pages 219-225
Potentials and Limitations of Microinsurance for Protecting the Poor....Pages 227-237
From the Last Mile to the First: Risk Awareness is the Key....Pages 239-246
The Role of Development Cooperation in Climate Change Adaptation....Pages 247-254
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Climate Policy in a Decentralised World....Pages 257-268
A Global Carbon Market and the Allocation of Emission Rights....Pages 269-285
Mechanisms for Avoiding Deforestation and Forest Degradation....Pages 287-295
Worldwide Promotion and Diffusion of Climate-Friendly Technologies....Pages 297-309
International Adaptation Funding....Pages 311-330
Strengthening Development Politics and Global Partnership....Pages 331-346
Sustainable Development as a Cornerstone of a Future Energy System....Pages 347-359
Regional Dialogues on Climate Change and Justice: A Synthesis....Pages 361-372
Back Matter....Pages 373-380