Research Catalog

Title

The Role of regional organizations in context of climate change / edited by Michael H. Glantz.

Publication

Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, [1994], ©1994.

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Additional Authors

• Glantz, Michael H.
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Scientific Affairs Division.
• NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the Role of Regional Organizations in the Context of Climate Change (1992 : Paris, France)

Description

xii, 28 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm.

Series Statement

NATO ASI series. Series I, Global environmental change ; vol. 14

Uniform Title

NATO ASI series. Series I, Global environmental change ; v. 14.

Subjects

• Global warming > Congresses
• Water resources development > Congresses
• International agencies > Congresses
• Climatic changes > Congresses

Note

• "Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division.
• "Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the Role of Regional Organizations in the Context of Climate Change, held at Paris, France, October 5-8, 1992"--T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-197) and index.

Contents

• Summary of Discussion Sessions / Michael H. Glantz and Martin F. Price -- The regionalization of climate-related environmental problems / Michael H. Glantz -- The role of regional organizations in addressing climate change and other complex environment and development issues / Jag S. Maini -- The climate change issue: Scientific aspects / Robert S. Kandel -- The climate change issue: Policy aspects / James P. Bruce -- Transnational regional responses to global climate change: Options, obstacles, opportunities / Lynton K. Caldwell -- An environmental security dimension of global climate change / Renat Perelet -- Climate change and water resources / Luis V. da Cunha -- Regional organizations and climate-related changes in the water regime / Odon Starosolszky -- Climate change and international water problems: Issues related to the formation and transformation of regional organizations / James L. Wescoat, Jr. -- Regional organization for water utilization in the Middle East / Ilter Turan.
• Transboundary water resources on the Iberian Peninsula / Rui Roda -- Some aspects of regional cooperation in the marine sciences / Gunnar Kullenberg -- The potential role of regional organizations related to the marine environment in the context of global climate change / Edward Miles -- Scarcity, property allocation, and climate change / Jean-Paul Troadec -- The Organization of American States (OAS) and issues of environment and development / Newton V. Cordeiro -- Regional organizations and environmental change: An East African example / Sam Tewungwa -- The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and climate change / Saleemul Huq -- The roles of IGOs in international environmental management: Arena or actor? / Arild Underdal -- Role of regional organizations in the context of climate change / Naresh C. Singh -- App. Biographical Statements of Participants -- App. Item 4, Provisional Agenda, Working Group III.

ISBN

• 038757252X (New York : alk. paper)
• 354057252X (Berlin : alk. paper)

LCCN

93027582

OCLC

• 28723769
• ocm28723769

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries