Climate Change In The South Pacific
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...
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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.
Introduction11The Potential Impacts of Climate Change72The Formation of Australian Climate Change Policy: 1985-1995333Climate Change Policies in Australia514A Critique of the Australian Government's Greenhouse Policies795Climate Change Policy Formation in Australia: 1995-1998956The Australian Position at the Kyoto Conference1137The Impacts of Climate Change on New Zealand1218New Zealand Climate Policy Between 1990 and 1996: A Greenpeace Perspective1439New Zealand and the Climate Change Debate: 1995-199816510The Role of Carbon Sequestration as a Response Strategy to Global Warming, with a Particular Focus on New Zealand18911Joint Implementation: A Survey of Principles and Practical Issues20912The Impact of Climate Change on Pacific Island Developing Countries in the 21st Century23313Parochialism and Empowerment: Responding to Ecocolonialism and Globalisation in the Southwest Pacific25114Climate Change in the Pacific: Science-based Information and Understanding26915How South Pacific Mangroves May Respond to Predicted Climate Change and Sea-level Rise289App. IUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change303App. IIKyoto Protocol329App. IIIAOSIS Protocol Proposal355App. IVIPCC Special Report375Index377
