The Climate Change Crisis

Offers an overview of the current climate refugee crisis

Critically engages with national and international climate change mitigation programs, including those devised by United Nations

Provides an important focus on the innovations that could help tackle the effects of the humanitarian crisis caused climate change

Offers an overview of the current climate refugee crisis Critically engages with national and international climate change mitigation programs, including those devised by United Nations Provides an important focus on the innovations that could help tackle the effects of the humanitarian crisis caused climate change

Autorentext

Ross Michael Pink is Professor of Politics and Sustainability at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada. Pink has lectured on climate change and water rights in Canada, Singapore, India, Myanmar, Taiwan and Thailand and is the Co-Founder of the educational NGO, Global Water Rights (www.globalwaterrights.com), based in Vancouver, Canada.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. North America: Canada and the USA.- 3. South America: Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina.- 4. Southeast Asia: Thailand, Myanmar, Japan.- 5. China.- 6. Africa: Kenya, South Africa, Botswana.- 7. India.- 8. The Middle East: Egypt, Israel, Jordan.- 9. Europe: UK, Italy, Greece.-Conclusion: Climate Change Projections to 2100.