Climate Change in Asia : Perspectives on the Future Climate Regime
Contents: I. The imperatives of "beyond 2010" : 1. Introduction : climate change and sustainable development Asia/Agus P. Sari. 2. Evolution of debates over the "beyond 2010" climate regime/Yasuko Kameyama. 3. The long-term challenges of climate change-possible allocations for Japan and Asia countries in 2050/Norichika Kanie. II. Country studies on processes for "beyond 2012": 4. Development and climate change policy--making process in Bangladesh/Mozaharul Alam and Atiq Rahman. 5. China: climate change policy making process/Pang Jun and Zou Ji. 6. India: sustainable development and climate change policy contexts/Preety M. Bhandari. 7. Climate change policy-making process in Indonesia/Chrisandini. 8. The "beyond 2012" debate in Japan/Yasuko Kameyama. 9. The Republic of Korea: growing awareness at the domestic level/Sungin Na. 10. Capacity building for the post 2012 climate change regime in Thailand/Sitanon Jesdapipat. III. Thematic studies-components of "beyond 2012": 11. Architectures of post-Kyoto options: Asian perspectives/Sitanon Jesdapipat. 12. Technology transfer under the UNFCCC framework/Zou Ji, Pang Jun and Wang Haiquin. 13. Adaptation to climate change: Beyond 2012/Mozaharul Alam and Atiq Rahman. 14. Flexibility and market based mechanisms in the beyond 2012 regime/Moekti H. Soejachmoen. 15. Climate and trade implication for post-Kyoto regimes/Sitanon Jesdapipat. IV. Conclusion. Index.
"Looking beyond the Kyoto Protocol\'s first containment period, an intense and growing international debate over the future climate change regime has emerged. Countries in Asia have particularly high stakes in this regime given the region\'s high population, growing greenhouse gas emissions, burgeoning economics and vulnerabilities to the impact of climate change. Limited capacity, however, has hampered the participation of many Asian countries in the international debate.
Climate Change in Asia: Perspectives on the Future Climate Regime is the result of a two-year study of domestic institutional processes in Asia to address 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. The book serves to identify the institutional dimensions of climate change and importantly, identifies linkages between climate change and sustainable development. Finally, attention is given to the diversity of the Asian region as well as the many commonalities that exist among the region\'s countries." (jacket)
"Looking beyond the Kyoto Protocol\'s first containment period, an intense and growing international debate over the future climate change regime has emerged. Countries in Asia have particularly high stakes in this regime given the region\'s high population, growing greenhouse gas emissions, burgeoning economics and vulnerabilities to the impact of climate change. Limited capacity, however, has hampered the participation of many Asian countries in the international debate.
Climate Change in Asia: Perspectives on the Future Climate Regime is the result of a two-year study of domestic institutional processes in Asia to address 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. The book serves to identify the institutional dimensions of climate change and importantly, identifies linkages between climate change and sustainable development. Finally, attention is given to the diversity of the Asian region as well as the many commonalities that exist among the region\'s countries." (jacket)
