ABSTRACT
This book, focuses on South and Southeast Asia, upgrades our understanding of the influence of multiple sociopolitical and governance factors on climate change and risks. Moving beyond science and technology-oriented discussions on climate change, it argues that the real solutions to climate change problems lie in societies, governance systems, non-state actors, and the power and politics underpinning these systems.
It presents a range of detailed conceptual, empirical, and policy-oriented insights from different nations of South and Southeast Asia, including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vietnam, Maldives, and Bhutan. The chapters bring forth critical discussions of climate change, covering a diverse range of topics including livelihoods, gender, community perspectives, relocation, resilience, local politics, climate change communication, governance, and policy responses. By investigating climate change vulnerabilities and as well as offering feasible solutions to the states and other non-state actors in responding to climate change and risks, this book deepens our existing knowledge of the social and political dimensions of climate change.
With interdisciplinary perspectives, this book will appeal to all students, researchers, and scholars of environmental studies, geography, disaster studies, sociology, policy studies, development studies, and political science. It provides valuable reading to practitioners, policymakers, and professionals working in related fields.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
The social and political dimensions of climate change
part I|81 pages
The multiple challenges of climate change and risks
chapter 2|17 pages
“Those Who Make an Enemy of the Earth Make an Enemy of Themselves”
chapter 3|23 pages
Post-Cyclone Livelihood Strategies and Security Status of Coastal Households in Bangladesh
chapter 4|25 pages
Community Perceptions of Climate Change Governance Practices
part II|118 pages
Responding to climate change
chapter 7|22 pages
Relocation as a climate change risk reduction strategy
chapter 8|29 pages
Does local politics have relevance to the local climate action programs in India and Bangladesh?
chapter 9|23 pages
Communication tools to tackle cascading effects of climate change
chapter 10|19 pages
Climate Change Communication in Kolkata
part III|87 pages
Power and politics of climate change