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Climate Change and global Environmental Governance: The Asian Experience

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Governance Approaches to Mitigation of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Asia

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Climate change (CC) is one of the most critical anthropogenic environmental impacts that has been experienced globally in recent decades. It can profoundly alter our economic future and livelihood. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has confirmed that the earth’s climate is getting warmer, with the likely increase in temperature ranging from 1.1 °Cto6.4 °C and the likely increase in sea level ranging from 0.18 m to 0.59 m (IPCC, 1995). CC will have dire consequences for developing countries, exacerbating poverty, disease and instability.

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  1. School of Business, Monash University, Sunway Campus, Malaysia

    Gamini Herath (Professor of Economics)

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  1. University of Newcastle, Singapore

    Huong Ha (Academic Coordinator) (Academic Coordinator)

  2. Tribhuvan University, Nepal

    Tek Nath Dhakal (Professor) (Professor)

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Herath, G. (2013). Climate Change and global Environmental Governance: The Asian Experience. In: Ha, H., Dhakal, T.N. (eds) Governance Approaches to Mitigation of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Asia. Energy, Climate and the Environment Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137325211_5

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