Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Publication Year:
2008
Publication Place
Japan
Physical Description:
312 p. ; 29 cm
Call Number
551.6 CLI [EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
34766
Legacy PEIN ID:
74768
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Climate change - Policies - Oceania
Climate change - Sustainable development - Oceania
Abstract
Climate change is real and Asia is already experiencing its adverse impacts. Projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggest that such impacts will become even more intense in the future. While the contribution of developing countries in Asia to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is increasing rapidly, per capita emissions are still low and developmental challenges remain significant. Future efforts by developed countries to reduce GHG emissions through cost-effective mitigation actions, however, offer the possibility of creating new opportunities in developing countries in Asia that will contribute to their sustainable development. Strategies to integrate climate and development actions, therefore, require prompt and careful consideration from policymakers in Asia. Part I of the White Paper explains why it is necessary to integrate climate change and sustainable development in Asia and how this might be best achieved
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Publication Year:
2008
Publication Place
Japan
Physical Description:
312 p. ; 29 cm
Call Number
551.6 CLI [EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
34766
Legacy PEIN ID:
74768
Record Created: 25-Jul-2008
Record Modified: 20-Sep-2022