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Climate Change in the South Pacific: Impacts and Responses in Australia, New Zealand, and Small Island States (Advances in Global Change Research)

By Alexander Gillespie , William C.G. Burns

Book information

Year
1999
ISBN
079236077X, 9780792360773, 9780306479816
Open Library ID
OL18154992M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4773617 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
396\396
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The contributors to this book focus on climate change issues in Australia, New Zealand and the small island nations in the South Pacific, as the world struggles to formulate responses and cope with possible impacts of global warming. The emphasis is on the scientific, political and legal issues that frame the climate change debate. An effort is made to assess the implications of climate on critical ecosystems in the region, as well as possible social and economic impacts on the region's inhabitants. Many of the contributors also discuss the role of regional actors, including government representatives and non-government organizations, in the formulation and evolution of the primary international legal instrument that addresses climate change, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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