Climate Change Governance and Adaptation Case Studies from South Asia

• Other Authors: Barua, Anamika (Editor), Narain, Vishal (Editor), Vij, Sumit (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019
• Subjects: Climatic changes > South Asia; Climatic changes > India; Climatic changes > Social aspects > South Asia; Climatic changes > Social aspects > India; Conservation of natural resources > South Asia; Conservation of natural resources > India
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 187 pages.) 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781138054509

Climate change adaptation in South Asia is redefining the roles of different actors in the governance processes. The existing governance lack capacity, knowledge, and leadership skills to manage the uncertainties and challenges posed by climate change. This book aims to explain how the governance of climate change adaptation and mitigation is being shaped in the region and how climate change is impacting upon the governance of natural resources. Although the focus is on South Asia, the editors draw a wide range of contributions from northern and southern communities and across various agro-ecological contexts. Climate Change Governance and Adaptation: Case Studies from South Asia sees the changing climate not only as an environmental problem but as a societal challenge and discusses the governance challenges from an interdisciplinary social science perspective across different levels: local, state, and national. Discusses also the challenges and opportunities for increasing the resilience of the society through effective governance around climate change. A top down approach to govern climate change adaptation may not yield desired outcomes; instead the book emphasizes the need to integrate issues of equity, into climate governance and polices. The lessons learned from different cases across South Asia help readers have a better and deeper understanding of the relationships between governance and climate change