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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the important issues of food security and sustainability of natural resources of India in the context of the projected climate change. Agroecosystems being the sites of intense interaction between human beings and natural world, global climate change is likely to affect the resource base, the crop productivity, input use efficiency and overall the profitability of agricultural production systems to a great extent. However, the adverse effects of climate change can be alleviated through mitigation and adaptation strategies which carry importance due to the increasing population and food demand in India. Thus, this compilation covers possible sources and sinks of greenhouse gases in Indian context including the potentials of soil carbon sequestration, crop pest and soil management and scientific livestock management as mitigation and adaptation options. This book also includes some topics on fundamentals of green house effect and the possible mechanisms by which soil nutrient availability alters due to CO2 fertilization. The schematic diagrams, tables and graphs have been included to make the book more illustrative. The likelihood of carbon credits and trading through best management practices can help Indian farmers earning carbon credits in future. The book is useful for researchers, farm managers, policy makers and also students engaged in climate change related studies.Table of Contents1 Greenhouse Effect and Contribution of Indian Agriculture by S. Lenka, N. K. Lenka and A. Subba Rao 2 Climate Change and Weather Extremes in India by N. K. Lenka 3 Importance of Tropospheric Ozone in Climate Change Research by S. Lenka 4 Impact of Elevated CO2 and Temperature on Crop ET and Plant Water Productivity by N. K. Lenka 5 Elevated Atmospheric CO2- Its Indirect Effects on Soil Processes by S. Kundu, S. Rajendiran, and M. Vassanda Coumar 6 Impact of Climate Change on Rhizosphere Microbial Activity and Nutrient Cycling by A. Mandal, T. K. Radha and S. Neenu 7 Feedbacks of CO2 Fertilization on Soil and Plant Nitrogen by N. K. Lenka 8 Enteric Methane Emission in Domestic Ruminant Livestock: Prediction and Measurement by V. Sejian, B. Saumya and A. K. Singh 9 Adaptation Strategies in Agriculture in Context of Climate Change by S. Lenka 10 Impact of Climate Change on Insect Pests, Beneficial Insects and Possible Adaptation Strategies by M.S. Rao and B. Venkateswarlu 11 Climate Change Mitigation Options in Agriculture by S. Lenka, N. K. Lenka and R. S. Chaudhary 12 Role of Farm Machinery in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions by R. C. Singh 13 Strategies to Reduce Enteric Methane Emission in Domestic Ruminant Livestock by V. Sejian and S. Indu 14 Carbon Sequestration in Indian Agriculture by S. Kundu, M. L. Dotaniya and S. Lenka 15 Carbon Credits and Trading - An Opportunity for Indian Farmers by C.A. Rama Rao, B. Venkateswarlu and Josily Samuel 16 Use of Simulation Models to Assess the Impact of Climate Change on Agro-ecosystems by M. Mohanty and Nishant K Sinha

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Book SynopsisUnlike other aspects of agricultural sciences, little literature is available on protected cultivation in India. Protected cultivation in India has vast potential under changing environmental parameters and reducing land and water resources. The book contains consolidated and concise information on design, construction and maintenance of protected structures and production technologies under protected cultivation with contributions from eminent scientists and researchers from institute like DIHAR- DRDO, ICAR, CIAE, CIPHET, CPCT, IIVR, CAZRI, NRCs and various SAUs.Table of Contents01. Strategies for Promoting Protected Cultivation in India 02. DRDO--Harbinger of Protected Cultivation of Vegetable Crops in India 03. Automation for Climate Control in Protected Structures 04. Design and Construction of Greenhouse in India 05. Protected Cultivation of Vegetables in Southern India 06. Design of Protected Structures and Drip Fertigation System for Indian Conditions 07. Solar Thermal Modeling of Greenhouse Environment for Protected Cultivation 08. Greenhouse Technology for Vegetable Cultivation in Cold Desert Environment: Learnings from Ladakh 09. Vegetable Nursery Raising under Protected Environment 10. Breeding Solanaceous Vegetables for Protected Cultivation 11. Production Technology for Vegetables under Protected Conditions 12. Advances in Research in Protected Cultivation of Cut Flowers 13. Advances in Protected Cultivation of Vegetables in Kerala 14. Improved Vegetable Varieties/Hybrids for Protected Cultivation in India 15. Production of Quality Seed of Vegetables under Protected Conditions--Technological Advancements 16. Advances in Protected Production Technologies in Orchids 17. Protected Cultivation of Flowers in India 18. IPM in Vegetable Cultivation in Greenhouses 19. Bacillus spp. for Management of Carnation wilt under Protected Cultivation 20. Problems and Prospects of Floriculture under Protected Cultivation in Hills 21. Proceedings and Recommendations of the National Seminar on Advances in Protected Cultivation

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Book SynopsisThis book comprises 41 s dealing various issues, prospects and importance of conservation agriculture practices followed across different regions with special emphasis on rainfed regions. We hope this book on conservation agriculture will be highly useful to researchers, scientists, students, farmers and land managers for efficient and sustainable management of natural resources.Table of Contents01 Conservation Agriculture: Issues and Prospects in Rainfed Regions of India by A. Subba Rao and J. Somasundaram 02 Conservation Agriculture: Biomass Recycling and Nutrient Dynamics by Muneshwar Singh and R.H. Wanjari 03 Greenhouse Gas Mitigation with Conservation Agriculture in Rice-Wheat System by H. Pathak 04 Crop Residue Management in Relation to Conservation Agriculture by J. Somasundaram, R.S.Chaudhary, N.K. Sinha, M. Vassanda Coumar, H. Pathak, R.R. Simaiya, S.S. Kushwah and A. Subba Rao 05 Effect of Conservation Tillage on Soil Physical Properties by K. M. Hati 06 Diversification of Crop and/or Allied Crop Enterprises in Conservation Agriculture: Why and How? by K. Ramesh 07 Soil Water Balance under Cover Crops and Residue Retention for Conservation Agriculture by R. Saha 08 Weed Management in Conservation Agriculture by R.H. Wanjari, Blaise Desouza and R.K.Singh 09 Resource Conservation Technologies for Sustainable Crop Production in Indo-Gangetic Plains of India by H.S. Jat, R.K. Yadav, P. Dey and M.L. Jat 10 Conservation Agriculture for Resource Conservation in North-Western Himalayan Region by N.K. Sharma, B.N. Ghosh, D. Mandal, R.J. Singh and P.K. Mishra 11 Resource Conservation Technologies for Sustaining Productivity in North-eastern Hilly Eco-systems by R. Saha and P.K. Ghosh 12 Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Hill Farming by Sher Singh, S.C. Panday and J.K. Bisht 13 Resource Conservation in Rice Wheat Cropping System under Reclaimed Sodic Soils by P. Dey, Ranbir Singh, Sushil Kumar and S.K. Chaudhari 14 Conservation Agriculture in Rice Based Cropping System in Alluvial Plains of Eastern India by S.S. Singh and R. Elanchezhian 15 Resource Conservation Technologies in Relation to GHGs Emission in Different Rice Ecologies in Eastern India by P. Bhattacharyya, A.K. Nayak, K.S. Roy and S. Neogi 16 Conservation Agriculture in Cotton Production System by Blaise Desouza 17 Conservation Agriculture: Limitations and Prospects in Hot Arid Region of India by D. K. Painuli 18 Conservation Agriculture with Trees for Rainfed Agriculture by J.V.N.S. Prasad and B. Venkateswarlu 19 Prioritizing Areas for Soil Carbon Sequestration: A Step for Conservation Agriculture by T. Bhattacharyya, D. K. Pal, R. K. Gupta, P. Chandran, S. K. Ray, C. Mandal, Jagdish Prasad, Dipak Sarkar, P. Tiwary, K. Karthikeyan and B. Telpande 20 Soil Carbon Sequestration in Rainfed Agriculture by Ch. Srinivasa Rao and B. Venkateswarlu 21 Soil Carbon Management: Conservation Agriculture Perspective by Pramod Jha 22 Climatic Variability and Climate Change on Soil Organic Carbon Stocks: Its Impact and Mitigation Strategies by A.K. Biswas, M. Mohanty, K.M. Hati, A.K. Misra and A. Subba Rao 23 Conservation Agriculture in Mitigating Effects of Climate Change by M. Mohanty and N.K. Sinha 24 Soil Carbon for Carbon Sequestration and Trading by A.K. Biswas 25 Conservation Agricultural Management Practices in Minimizing Soil Erosion and Enhancing Crop Productivity by D. Mandal, B. N. Ghosh, S. Patra and N.K. Sharma 26 Impact of Resource Conservation Technologies for Increasing Crop Productivity in Black Soil Regions of Rajasthan by R. K. Singh, J. Somasundaram and Shakir Ali 27 Impact of Conservation Tillage on Soil Aggregation by N. K. Sinha, J. omasundaram, R. K. Singh and M. Mohanty 28 Climate Resilient Technologies for Mitigating GHGs Emission in Agriculture by C.R. Mehta, Reena Nair and Mayuri Gupta 29 Role of Farm Machinery in Success of Conservation Agriculture by R.C. Singh 30 Evaluation of Conservation Agriculture Machinery on Carbon Emission: A Case Study by K. P. Singh 31 Soil Biodiversity and Integrated Soil Quality Assessment by D.L.N. Rao 32 Soil Microbial Biomass: A Potential Indicator to Assess Soil Quality by M. Vassanda Coumar, S. Kundu, S. Rajendiran, J. Somasundaram and R. R. Simaiya 33 Soil Biological Parameters as Reflection of Soil Carbon Dynamics and Conservation by S.R. Mohanty and K. Bharati 34 Conservation Agriculture vis-a-vis Organic Farming by K. Ramesh and A.B. Singh 35 Biochar: An Alternative to C Sequestration by Brij Lal Lakaria, Pramod Jha and A.K. Biswas 36 Participatory Soil Quality Assessment Tools by R.S. Chaudhary 37 Assessing Soil Quality Changes under Conservation Agriculture by S.Kundu, M. Vassanda Coumar and S. Rajendiran 38 Socio-Economic Assessment of Conservation Agriculture in India by Ranjit Kumar 39 Remote Sensing of Soil Residue Cover and Conservation Tillage by Nirmal Kumar and K. Karthikeyan 40 Exploring Soil Organisms for SOC Storage by M.C. Manna 41 Effect of Crop Cover on Runoff, Soil and Nutrient Losses by R.K.Singh, J. Somasundaram, R.S. Chaudhary, N. K.Sinha and R.H.Wanjari

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Book SynopsisClimate change and energy security are interconnected and are two sides of the same coin. The increasing share of non-hydrocarbon or non-fossil energy, as evidence suggests, will help in significant reduction in carbon emissions. There is now broadly a global drive to expand energy sources and increase energy efficiency, both in distribution and consumption in order to mitigate climate change, reduce energy dependency, and minimize energy price volatility. India has shown the world what it takes to be a climate leader.

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Book SynopsisThis volume, the second in the Lectures in Climate Change series, covers the full array of climate impacts and adaptation measures. It has been brought together by friends and colleagues of Dr Martin Parry, Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2007 assessment on impacts and adaptation. The writers are experts in this field and have been lead authors in many of the IPCC assessments and other major publications.Lectures in Climate Change is a unique combination of written text plus electronic slides that together comprise an informative and up-to-date set of presentations. This second volume, entitled Our Warming Planet: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, covers areas of climate impacts related to climate science, methods and approaches, sectors, regional and national studies, and policy and practice.The volume comprises topics such as current and future challenges of climate change, global assessments, downscaling, community-based adaptation, impacts on biodiversity, food systems, water resources, and cities. Research from across the world is presented on making science actionable through assessments, early warning and early action, communicating climate risk, documenting the uptake of adaptation on the global front, and transformation towards systemic resilience.Included with this publication are downloadable electronic slides and accompanying notes of each lecture for students, teachers, and public speakers around the world to be better able to understand and present climate change impacts and adaptation.Related Link(s)Table of ContentsClimate Change: Current and Future Challenges; Assessing Impacts and Adaptation; Global Assessments; Regional and Local Downscaling; Going to Extremes: From Risk to Resilience; Community-Based Adaptation; Integrated Nature-Based Responses to Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss; Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Regions; Impacts on Water Quantity and Quality; Food System; Risk Margins of Agriculture and Settlement; Role of Cities; On the Frontline: Climate Risks and Responses in the Pacific Islands Region; Caribbean Coasts: Challenges, Threats and the Pursuit of Solutions Under a Changing Climate; Climate Change Impacts in Africa and the Role of Urbanization and Youth; Risks of Climate and Land Cover Changes to the Amazon Forest; Cross-Sectoral Impacts in Europe; Relative Risks from Climate Change to US National Security Interests; Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Japan's Perspective; Climate Change Risks in a Biodiversity Hotspot; Challenges of Making Science Actionable Through Assessments; Early Warning and Early Action and Forecast-Based Financing; Communicating the Essentials of Climate Risk; Documenting the Uptake of Adaptation on the Global Front; Transformation: Towards Global Systemic Adaptation;

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Book SynopsisFor 15 years, author George Ropes has followed the unfolding story of climate change for the timely website ClimateYou.org. Along the way, he has covered myriad individual research studies, innovations, catastrophes, and signs of progress, from the resurgence of sustainable communities to lessons learned from the Australian wildfires. This enlightening book presents a selection of these key writings to describe the multifaceted ways that climate change affects

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a two-level analytical framework and empirical study to analyze the reason and process of China’s transition that is from a follower to driver in the field of global climate governance, and is especially valuable the dialogues and cooperation between the government, media and civil society. Nowadays, China shows strong leadership to push the process of global climate governance. It’s the first and fastest time in the past 40-year history of China’s Opening-up that China wins the international respect and trust in one of the issues of global governance. What experiences can be summarized? What dynamic situations and new possibilities emerged after Trump, the U.S. president announced to withdraw from the Paris Agreement? How to move forward based on the existing success? This timely book offers new lens for international readers to understand China’s effort domestically and internationally in the field of climate change and illustrate the outlook of the climate governance in the frame of win-win co-governance model. Trade Review Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book explores how climate change and disaster risks threaten human security in Asia. Climate change and disaster risks have emerged as major human security challenges in the twenty-first century, and are an imminent “threat multiplier” with the potential to harm the vital core of human life and curtail people’s freedom and ability to live with dignity. Climate change and disaster risks undermine the security of individuals, communities, nations, and the world, considering the increasing trend in the frequency and magnitude of hydro-meteorological disasters and the projections on their future adverse impacts. Despite recent advances in the literature, there is still a major gap in understanding the relationship and linkages between climate change, disaster risks, and human security, particularly as gleaned from the Asian experience. Asia is the world’s most vulnerable region in terms of the quantity and magnitude of impacts from various forms of disaster. At the same time, it has developed a number of innovative responses to address those risks, offering a wealth of experience. Exploring and capitalizing on the Asian perspective, this book provides valuable resource material for students, academics, researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners working in these areas.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Climate Change and Disaster Risks in an Unsecured World Juan M. Pulhin, Makoto Inoue, Rajib Shaw, Millicent Q. Pangilinan and Ma Louiella Rose O. Catudio Chapter 2 Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation, and Human Security: A Historical Perspective under the Hyogo Framework and Beyond Rajib Shaw, Juan M. Pulhin, and Makoto Inoue Chapter 3 State Fragility and Human Security in Asia in the Context of Climate and Disaster Risks S.V.R.K. Prabhakar and Rajib Shaw Chapter 4 Policies and Institutions Shaping Human Security in an Era of Changing Climate and Increasing Disasters S.V.R.K. Prabhakar Chapter 5 Satisfying the Basic Needs: The Material Aspect of Human Security Lorena L. Sabino and Juan M. Pulhin Chapter 6 Natural Resource Base as a Foundation of Human Security Rose Jane J. Peras, Juan M. Pulhin, Dixon T. Gevaña, and Makoto Inoue Chapter 7 Agriculture and Food Security in Asia Jose Ma. Luis Montesclaros and Paul S. Teng Chapter 8 Cultural Dimensions of Human Security Clarissa D. Ruzol and Juan M. Pulhin Chapter 9 Population Movements and Human Security Oscar A. Gómez Chapter 10 Conflict, Development and the Environment in Asia Brendan Howe Chapter 11 Mainstreaming CCA-DRVRM Using Probabilistic Multiscenario Hazard Maps for Future Resilience in Haiyan-affected Areas Alfredo Mahar Francisco A. Lagmay, Joy Santiago, and Juan M. Pulhin Chapter 12 Preventing International Assistance from Becoming a Threat to Human Security: Japan’s Experience in the 1995 Kobe Earthquake and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Yosuke Okita Chapter 13 The 2009 Drought in the People’s Republic of China: A Human Security Perspective Ross Michael Pink Chapter 14 After the 2004 Bangladesh flood: Integrated management for flood disaster risk reduction in four different areas Kumiko Fujita, Rajib Shaw and Gulsan Ara Parvin Chapter 15 The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: Resettlement and Demographic Challenges Syamsidik, Agus Nugroho and Mirza Fahmi Chapter 16 Regional Policies and Initiatives on Climate Change and Disaster Risks: How can Peacebuilding Assistance and Climate Change Adaptation be Integrated? Mikio Ishiwatari Chapter 17 National Policies and Programs on Climate Change and Disaster Risks that Address Human Security Mark Anthony M. Ramirez, Linda Anne Stevenson, Juan M. Pulhin, and Makoto Inoue Chapter 18 Addressing Climate Change and the Risks of Disaster to Human Security: The Role and Initiatives of Civil Societies in Asia Takako Izumi Chapter 19 Response and Initiatives from the Private Sector to Address the Challenges Posed by Climate Change and Disaster Risks on Human Security Perlyn Pulhin-Yoshida, Rodel D. Lasco, and Ana Veronica S. Gabriel Chapter 20 Pathways Towards a Human Secured Asia Juan M. Pulhin, Makoto Inoue, Rajib Shaw, Ma Louiella Rose O. Catudio, and Millicent Q. Pangilinan

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Book SynopsisThis book highlights the likely impacts of climate change in terms of global and national water securities, how different countries are attempting to address these complex problems and to what extent they are likely to succeed. A major global concern at present, especially after the social and economic havoc that has been caused by COVID-19 in only one year, is how we can return to earlier levels of economic development patterns and then further improve the process so that sustainable development goals are reached to the extent possible by 2030, in both developed and developing countries. Mankind is now facing two existential problems over the next several decades. These are climate change and whether the world will have access to enough water to meet all its food, energy, environment and health needs. Much of expected climate change impacts can be seen through the lens of extreme hydrological events, like droughts, floods and other extreme hydrometeorological events.Chapter 7 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.Chapter 12 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.Table of ContentsForeword 1, by First Minister of Scotland, UK. Foreword 2, by Vice-Chancellor, University of Glasgow, UK. Preface, by Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada 1. Managing water resources under climate uncertainties, Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada, University of Glasgow, UK. 2. Water security in the face of climate change, by Peter Joo Hee Ng and Sharon Zheng, PUB: Singapore’s National Water Agency, Singapore. 3. Water security and climate change: Hydropower reservoir greenhouse gas emissions, María Ubierna and Cristina Díez, International Hydropower Association, London, UK. 4. Water security under conditions of increased unpredictability: A case study, by Marius Classen, Pretoria, South Africa. 5. What are the key enablers in pursuing both disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation? Practical lessons from Asian River Basins, by Megumi Muto, Deputy Director, JICA Ogata Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan. 6. Managing risks on Egypt water resources security: climate change and Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as challenging aspects, by Mohamed Abdel Aty, Minister of Water Resources, Government of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt. 7. Designing research to catalyse climate action, by Bruce Currie-Alder, International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada. 8. Water resilient places—Developing a policy framework for surface water management and Blue-Green Infrastructure, by Barry Greig and D. Faichney, Government of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK. 9. Supporting evidence-based water and climate change policy in Scotland through innovation and expert knowledge: The Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW), by Robert C. Ferrier, Rachel C. Helliwell, Helen M. Jones, Nikki H. Dodd, M. Sophie Beier, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, Scotland. 10. Assessment of and adaptation measures to the impacts of climate change on water resources in China, by Aifeng Lv and Shaofeng Jia, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. 11. Using waternomics to develop & avoid systemic shocks to the economy, by Debra Tan, President, China Water Risk, Hong Kong. 12. Consequences of declining resources on water services: The risks if we do not react! by Diane D’Arras, President, International Water Association, London, UK. 13. Resilience Through Systems Thinking for Water Infrastructure, by Cindy Wallis-Lage and Zeynep Kisoglu Erdal, President, Water Business, Black & Veatch, Kansas, USA. ​

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Book SynopsisThis book assesses the capacity of the rural populace in terms of their ability to perceive a change in climatic variables and, if so, how they react to these changes in order to minimize the adverse effect of climate change. It evaluates the role of education and exposure to change in physiological variables like temperature, precipitation, etc., in forming the right perception of climate change. While analysing livelihood diversification as a strategy to cope with climate change concerns across geography (districts), caste, education and the primary occupation of the households, the book also considers factors affecting diversification. One important aspect of well-being is consumption; thus, by focusing on consumption changes over time and relating it to livelihood diversification, the book makes an in-depth analysis of the coping mechanisms. Diversification adopted in the face of compulsion and in a situation of stagnancy may result in a range of low productivity activities, whereas diversification as an attempt to explore newer pathways in a vibrant context to reduce income risks and smooth consumption can be highly beneficial. The book, thus, focuses on job profile and occupational diversification of the sample households, the extent of instability in occupations and the distribution of households in terms of consumption pattern, the inter-temporal changes in it and the determinants. The book is useful for researchers, students in environmental studies, policy-makers, NGOs and also the common reader who wants to understand climate change, its effects on livelihoods and ways to overcome the shocks. It reflects on effective policies which can create awareness and empower people to explore opportunities for livelihood creation so that the overall is sustained if not improved.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Climate change impact on livelihood and well-being of rural poor.Chapter 2. Primary and Secondary Information.Chapter 3. Perceptions of Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies.Chapter 4. Livelihood Diversification in Odisha.Chapter 5. Climate Change, Diversification Strategy and Its Effectiveness: Assessing Wellbeing from Inter-temporal Changes in Consumption Outcomes.Chapter 6. Policy Recommendations.

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Book SynopsisThis book covers major advances in China’s climate policy over the past decade and presents theoretical approaches to climate justice and low-carbon transformation from a Chinese perspective. It analyzes the political economy of China’s climate policy, and subsequently addresses the following major aspects: carbon emissions and human rights, equity and carbon budgets, economic analysis of low-carbon transformation, economics of adaptation to climate change, and international climate regime building. Table of ContentsAn Economic Analysis of China's Climate Policy.- China’s Balance of Emissions Embodied in Trade: Approaches to Measurement and Allocating International Responsibility.- Low Carbon Transformation.- Adapting to the Carrying Capacity, Ensuring Ecological Safety.- Post-Paris Process: A Transformational Breakthrough Is Still Needed.

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Book SynopsisThis book puts forward a new angle of understanding the society of states in the milieu of the contemporary world. The absence of a regulatory mechanism, i.e., anarchy, has been the fundamental issue of international relations. This book explains how the normative imperatives, information and communication technology (ICT) and nuclear deterrence generated ambiance have poised the states in a society where they are bound to follow certain normative imperatives that dilute the color and meaning of anarchy and obliges the states to act in a certain way. It develops a theoretical proposition with regard to state power defined in terms of the capability of determining the outcomes. The proposition first elaborates how international institutions foster normative imperatives; then, in line with this ontology, it narrows down the focus solely on the power of the states in the contemporary world. It explains how the power that can determine the outcome today is holistic in nature, comprising both materialistic and normative factors. In the next step, it tailors the proposition in a way so as to employ it for a specific empirical work. The book does not end just positing the theoretical proposition; the proposition is testified through some case studies with regard to climate negotiations under the UNFCCC. The empirical part not only serves to examine the plausibility of the theoretical proposition, but it also presents the logic of the major actors and the politics with respect to some of the major issues of climate change, i.e., mitigation, funding policy and mechanism and adaptation. The scholars in this arena, climate activists and climate-conscious people in general would find this book worth reading as it kindles a different angle to understand the issues in the context of the contemporary world and as it elaborates the logic, framing process, and mechanism of reaching outcomes through complex negotiation process. No other work has so far analyzed the issues covering the entire period of 21 apex UNFCCC negotiations that led to the Paris Agreement. Apart from university libraries, this book, thus, has the prospect to be sold in the markets targeting the academicians, climate change experts, bureaucrats, negotiators and the common readers.Table of Contents- Chapter 1. Power and Issue Framing in the context of Climate Negotiations - Chapter 2. The Normative Imperatives and Power of the States in the contemporary World: A Holistic Theoretical Proposition - Chapter 3. The concept of Framing and its utility for climate negotiations - Chapter 4. The Analytical Frameworks of the case studies - Chapter 5. Framing waves of the issues related to Mitigation - Chapter 6. Adaptation Funding issues in the UNFCCC Negotiation - Chapter 7. Institution Building in the Contemporary World: The case of the Funding Mechanism and Policies in UNFCCC Negotiations - Chapter 8. Reaching the outcome: Analysis through the lens of the holistic theoretical proposition - Chapter 9. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisMicro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for approximately 97 per cent of all active business entities within the ASEAN region. They are an important contributor to both emissions generation and future reduction.A recent large-scale, multi-country quantitative assessment was undertaken into how SMEs are dealing with climate change in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. Most respondents reported a high level of concern about climate change.Over 90 per cent of firms are currently undertaking measures to reduce emissions, albeit that they are typically simple steps such as reducing air conditioning and electricity, recycling or installing low-energy lighting.Common intentions to deal with future extreme weather events include reducing emissions, developing a disaster plan, or reviewing business insurance policies.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents emerging perspectives on disaster resilience and human settlements in the larger context of the Anthropocene. The chapters explore urban and rural perspectives focusing on the current and emerging perspectives on disaster resilience through a holistic approach, involving scientists, humanists, planners, policymakers, and professionals in the global debate.Table of ContentsPart 1Introduction 1. Disaster Resilience and Human Settlements: Emerging Perspectives in the Anthropocene Part 2Flood Risk in Urban Areas: Disaster Resilience Assessment 2. Leaving nothing to chance: reducing flood risk by evaluating flood alert simulations in urban Contexts 3. Urban growth and increasing flood impact in Palma De Mallorca: a loss of resilience capacity? 4. Flood hazard analysis for disaster resilience assessment in urban areas: examples from the Adriatic coastal area of Central Italy 5. Addressing the Impacts of Inland Floods on Housing in Honiara, Solomon Islands Part 3 Perceptions and Representations of Disasters and Climate Change in the Anthropocene 6. Disaster perception and education among adolescents: a geographical perspective in Palermo, Sicily 7. Social media in risk perception and disaster management: a geographical perspective 8. Environmental Hazards as Weapons: Histories, Geographies, Representations 9. Living on Mount Etna in the Anthropocene between risk and beauty: a field survey 10. Climate change perception: a case study in the secondary school in Calabria, Italy 11. Informal Settlements in Ghana: Adaptation through Disaster Risk Communication Part 4Narrations of Disasters and Climate Change Resilience in Urban and Rural areas 12. Resilient landscapes: how to contribute to a climate rebalancing by restoring landscape 13. Disaster preparedness for enhancing the resilience to volcanic risk impact in the Etna region 14. Disaster Resilience and Human Settlements in the Abruzzi region (Central Italy) 15. Revitalizing the wounded territory: the didactic geo-hiking's potential 16. Sense of belonging and response to climate change: how the relation of local populations Part 5Pandemic and Disaster Risk Reduction: for an Emergency Pedagogy 17. For an emergency pedagogy: the Covid-19 witness as a “cure” for Disaster Risk Reduction. A case study in Southern Italy 18. From Disasters to the Pandemic: A Study on the EU Solidarity Fund 19. Resilience and disability in the pandemic emergency. The role of education Part 6Disaster Resilience and Governance 20. Disaster resilience and the role of disaster risk governance: Nepal and Thailand ​

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Book SynopsisThis edited book provides an ensemble of contemporary research related to the challenges, impacts and precautionary measures for tackling plant invasions in the context of changing climate in different regions of the world. In current scenario, plant invasions are expansive and significant component of anthropogenic global climate change. Temperature variations may compromise the adaptability of native species, thereby stressing them and decreasing the resistance potential of natural communities to invasion. Invasive alien species under the current scenario have been suggested as a major threat to biodiversity. It is also predicted that increasing disturbances or extreme events such as fires, floods, cyclones, storms, heat-waves, droughts, etc. will be direct consequences of changing climate supporting the invasive alien species. A comprehensive understanding of the interaction between species invasion and climate change will be supplemental in forecasting future shifts in biodiversity. Further, different predictive models indicate a plausible increase in the abundance and impact of invasive alien species which may have direct implications for future research and target-oriented policy and decision making. However, these predictions become more complicated considering the complexity of interactions between the impacts of changing climate with other components of global change (changes in land use, nitrogen deposition, etc.) which are affecting the distribution of native plant species, ecosystem dynamics as well as non-native/invasive species. This book will be suitable for students (undergraduate and postgraduates) of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences; teachers, researchers, and climate change scientists in academic and research institutions. It will also be applicable to environmental management agencies, government agencies and policy makers. Table of ContentsAttached

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