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Global Warming and Climate Change

Prospects and Policies in Asia and Europe

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Energy, Climate and the Environment (ECE)

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Antonio Marquina
      Pages 1-13
  3. IPCC Assessment Reports: Challenges Presented

    1. IPCC Assessment Reports: Challenges Presented

      • Ana Yábar Sterling
      Pages 14-31
  4. Water and Food

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
    2. Water Availability and Policies in Asia

      • Maizatun Mustafa
      Pages 35-57
    3. Effects of Climate Change on Hydrological Resources in Europe: The Case of Spain

      • Teodoro Estrela Monreal, Elisa Vargas Amelin
      Pages 58-77
  5. Natural Disasters

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
    2. Natural Disasters in Japan

      • Haruo Hayashi
      Pages 118-132
    3. India and Natural Disasters

      • P. R. Chari
      Pages 145-158
  6. Mitigation and Adaptation Policies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 225-225

About this book

This compendium looks at Asian and European policies for dealing with climate change, and possible impacts on conflicts and security. It clarifies the impacts of climate change on natural resources, on the frequency and expansion of natural disasters and the repercussions for environmentally-induced migration.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Complutense University, Madrid, Spain

    Antonio Marquina

About the editor

ANTONIO MARQUINA is Chair in International Security and Cooperation, Complutense University, Spain.

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