Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing …
What does successful adaptation look like? This is a question we are frequently asked by planners, policy makers and other professionals charged with the task of developing and implementing adaptation strategies. While adaptation is increasingly recognized as an important climat…
"This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the changes taking place in the domestic governance of climate change in India and South Africa. Using two of the world's most interesting emerging economies, the book provides a new theoretical framework, an innovative combination…
"This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the changes taking place in the domestic governance of climate change in India and South Africa. Using two of the world's most interesting emerging economies, the book provides a new theoretical framework, an innovative combination…
by Dorman, Arslan, Morrison, Robert W., Doern, G. Bruce, CRUISE Conference on the Future of Nuclear Energy in Canada, Ottawa, Ont.), Conference on the Future of Nuclear Energy in Canada, Ottawa, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton Research Unit on Innovation, Science and Environment, Conference on the Future of Nuclear Energy in Canada, Ottawa, Ont.)
The book presents a model of interaction effects between policymakers and the media which can shed light on the former's ability to enhance democratic legitimacy in foreign policy decision-making. Three types of interaction effects between the media and policymakers are identifi…
"Of all the 'liberation movements' of the twentieth century, the one that succeeded beyond anyone's wildest dreams did not liberate a class or a gender or a race. It liberated an element: carbon. Today, the 'carbon liberation front' threatens to crash the entire climate system. …
by Smit, Berend
fromBerkeley lectures on energy
This publication addresses climate change issues, national circumstances that impede countries from fully participating in the international debate and elements of a plausible climate regime from an Asian perspective. It identifies the institutional dimensions of climate change …
