Atoll Island States and International Law Climate Change Displacement and Sovereignty /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Yamamoto, Lilian (Συγγραφέας), Esteban, Miguel (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Law.; Climate change.; Oceanography.; Environmental sciences.; Public international law.; Human rights.; International environmental law.; Public International Law.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Human Rights.; Environmental Science and Engineering.; International Environmental Law.

Atoll Island States exist on top of what is perceived to be one of the planet's most vulnerable ecosystems: atolls. It has been predicted that an increase in the pace of sea level rise brought about by increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere will cause them to disappear, forc...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1: Geography, Economy and Environment of Low-lying Island States
• Chapter 2: Climate Change and its Effects on Low-lying Island States
• Chapter 3: Climate Change Negotiations and AOSIS
• Chapter 4: Low-lying Island Future Scenarios, Adaptation Strategies and their Implication under UNCLOS
• Chapter 5: Alternative Solutions to Preserve the Sovereignty of Atoll Island States
• Chapter 6: climate Change Displacement in Atoll Island States
• Concluding Remarks.