Governance approaches to mitigation of and adaptation to climate change in Asia / edited by Huong Ha and Tek Nath Dhakal.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Governance approaches to mitigation of and adaptation to climate change in Asia : an introduction / Huong Ha and Tek Nath Dhakal -- Climate change, vanishing ecosystems and the challenge of achieving human prosperity / Amita Singh -- The interplay between climate change, economy and displacement : experience from Asia / A.K.M. Ahsan Ullah -- Disaster communication in mitigating climate change in Sri Lanka : problems and prospects / R. Lalitha S. Fernando -- Climate change and global environmental governance : the Asian experience / Gamini Herath -- Approaches to climate change adaptation : a case study of agricultural initiatives in Japan / Izumi Tsurita, S.V.R.K. Prabhakar and Daisuke Sano -- How adaptive policies are in Japan and can adaptive policies mean effective policies? : some implications for governing climate change adaptation / S.V.R.K. Prabhakar, Misa Aoki and Reina Mashimo -- Management of climate-induced national security : paradigm shift from geopolitics to carbon politics / Md Shafiqul Islam -- Deconstructing debate on the national action plan on climate change at the state level : a case study of Meghalaya State, India / Ashok Kumar Singha, Suvra Majumdar, Abhik Saha and Somnath Hazra -- The role of government and the private sector in mitigating and adapting to climate change / Vinay Sharma -- Integrated governance and adaptation to climate change / Ken Coghill and Ramanie Samaratunge -- Climate change governance : the Singapore case / Huong Ha -- Governance framework to mitigate climate change : challenges in urbanising India / Mahendra Sethi and Subhakanta Mohapatra -- Unripe fruits or non-raining clouds? : climate change governance and the funding dilemma in Nepal / Bimal Raj Regmi and Dinanath Bhandari -- Environmental legislation and action in polity, economy and culture for climate change adaptation : a case study of Misamis Oriental Province, the Philippines / Isaias S. Sealza and Huong Ha -- Responses to climate change : who is responsible? : a conclusion / Tek Nath Dhakal and Huong Ha.

One of the key issues in climate change is the lack of effective governance. Climate change governance should address the impact of climate variability, climate policy responses, and associated socio-economic issues, which affect the ability of countries to achieve sustainable development goals. It requires a multi-level consensus, considering views and interest of all relevant stakeholders, on international and national legal frameworks, and a harmonised, transparent and equitable foundation for the implementation of such frameworks. Academics and practitioners from across Asia and beyond analyse country cases, including Bangladesh, India, Japan, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore and Sri Lanka explore themes such as public policy, water, environment, and agriculture. Together they provide a holistic view of how different governance approaches and perspectives mitigate and adapt the impacts of climate change.