Climate Change
| Item title | Author | Description | Language | Accession Number |
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| EU-Indonesia Relations: No Expectations-Capability Gap? | Camroux, David | Draws on the postulate of an expectations-capability gap in the bilateral relations with states and regional entities. Argues that no such gap exists in EU-Indonesia relations. Suggests of European Union (EU) that this is because expectations are low, thus entailing the use of minimal capabilities. Explores the reasons for these low expectations and limited capabilities by reviewing history. Looks at Indonesia's colonial experience with a m ...Continue Reading | English | 86416 |
| Europe-Asia Studies: The Contribution of Comparative Regional Integration | Murray, Philomena | Examines the significance of comparative regional integration studies, in particular between Europe and Asia. Provides definitions of regions, regionalism and integration. Explains why scholars should study regions, regionalism and regional integration comparatively. Outlines different strategies for scholars to compare regions. Indicates how comparative regional integration studies can contribute to Europe-Asia studies. Mentions that the Eur ...Continue Reading | English | 86404 |
| ASEAN Environmental Law, Policy and Governance: Selected Documents, Volume 2 | Evaluates the compilation of selection of documents, focusing on environmental law which is wide-ranging and straddles the three 'ASEAN pillars', namely, political-security, economic and social-culture communities. Deals with sectoral areas including nature conservation and biodiversity, trans-boundary pollution, water resources managements, animal and human health, and energy and climate change. Mentions that ASEAN has a vital role to play in ...Continue Reading | English | 85999 | |
| ASEAN Economic Community: Handbook for Business 2012 | Points out, in a foreword by Secretary-General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, that there remain gaps in the understanding by the private sector of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), its realization and its implications for the markets. Serves as a guide for companies to place ASEAN in their business plans. Describes the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA). Mentions further trade facilitation measures, such as customs modernization and single window. ...Continue Reading | English | 85926 | |
| Speech by Ms. Gillian Bird Australian Ambassador to ASEAN: Australia and ASEAN: 35 Years On 19 March 2010 | Bird, Gillian | Highlights the close and comprehensive relationship between Australia and Singapore in the sociocultural, security, and economic fields as well as in trade and investment. Outlines Australia's cooperation with ASEAN, with an emphasis on the WTO and ASEAN free trade agreements. Reviews the history of the Australia-ASEAN development cooperation. Elaborates on people to people links in the form of educational exchanges and scholarship programs. ...Continue Reading | English | 85719 |
| Good Water Governance Matters | Explores water problems in Asia. Notes that access to water has important implications for health, education, poverty and the environment. Highlights global megatrends such as climate change, rapid urbanization and surging water demand which will force Asia to change the way it addresses water governance over the next 20 years. Suggests several aspects of water governance that currently demand attention. Contains interviews of several water p ...Continue Reading | English | 85024 | |
| Multilateral Co-operation and Building Trust: Ideas for EU-Asian Relations | Thayer, Carlyle A | Considers the relationship between the European Union and Asia with the purpose of developing new ideas for multilateral co-operation and building of trust in the area of comprehensive security. Focuses on cooperation between Europe and Asia in three multilateral institutions: Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), ASEAN Regional Forum, and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) process. Reviews the recent history of Europe-Asia relations. A ...Continue Reading | English | 84587 |
| Handbook of India's International Relations | Deals with India's own description of its foreign policy as operated in concentric circles. Reflects the concentric circles concept in five sections which extend from India itself to its immediate neighbourhood. Studies India's aspiration of a rising power, looking at its strategic culture, power attributes, geopolitics, geoeconomics, and energy. Examines India's relations with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan. Presents the se ...Continue Reading | English | 84092 | |
| Outcomes of Joint APEC-ASEAN Workshop on Green Buildings and Green Growth: Approaches to Encouraging a Positive Green Building Climate, 12-13 September 2011 | Joint APEC-ASEAN Workshop on Green Buildings and Green Growth (2011 : Singapore) | Summarizes the outcomes of the joint APEC-ASEAN workshop on green buildings and green growth, discussing issues relating to the need for a common understanding of terms and definition in support of green building characteristics. Deals with the key themes of the workshop discussions, indicating that efforts to improve the sustainability of the buildings are important to the shared goal of addressing the threat of climate change. Mentions divers ...Continue Reading | English | 83669 |
| Challenges to Water and Security in Southeast Asia | Collects the statements of the US Senator, Director for the Greater Mekong Program, Campaigns Director of the International Rivers, Senior Associate of Stimson Center in Washington, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of State delivered at the 111th Congress of the Committee on Foreign Relations of US State. Emphasizes on the critical intersection of the environment , foreign policy and security in Southeast Asia, a nexus that occur ...Continue Reading | English | 82505 | |
| ASEAN+3 Youth State of Environment 2008: You(th) Can Save the Climate | Deals with the conference to gather young delegates from ASEAN+3 countries to brainstorm their ideas on how to mitigate climate change. Presents the state of environment (SoE) Summarized and synthesized by youth. Covers the topics of biodiversity, cycles of change, deforestation, Urbanization, and energy consumption. Presents youth action and ways forward at the level of individual/family, and school/community. Addresses youth's voices on cli ...Continue Reading | English | 82178 | |
| Climate Change and Water | Evaluates the impacts of climate change on hydrological processes and regimes, and on fresh water resources. Looks at the science of climate change, both observed and projected, as it relates to hydrological variables. Investigates linkage of climate change and water resources by focusing on observed climate change impacts, future changes in water availability and demand due to climate change, and water-related adaptation to climate change. St ...Continue Reading | English | 79720 | |
| Climate Change Perspectives | Compiles articles from different scholars to address the climate change mitigation and adaptation from international partnerships. Introduces a pivotal opportunity in US on climate changes outlines, challenges and possible remedies from the perspective of the Obama administration. Covers the challenges of the 21st century on climate change. Overviews a range of threats with a case of deforestation and climate extremes on public health and agri ...Continue Reading | English | 79647 | |
| ASEAN-India-Australia: Towards Closer Engagement in a New Asia | Provides details of the treaties and agreements into which India, Australia and ASEAN have entered, including interpretation of their attempts to construct regional security architectures. Examines their needs and policies on energy security, covering their understanding and policy of climate change. Emphasizes maritime security, particularly from these three's perspectives. Discusses the issues on governance in relation to ASEAN Charter, and ...Continue Reading | English | 79620 | |
| Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2009: Addressing Triple Threats to Development | Considers the impact of financial crisis on Asia and the Pacific in terms of decline in domestic demand and exports, and negative impact on livelihoods and vulnerable groups. Deals with the growth outlook for 2009, food and fuel price shocks, climate change and environmental and socio-economic impacts, and policy responses to climate change. Looks at economic performance and policy responses in East and North-East Asia, North and Central Asia, ...Continue Reading | English | 79599 | |
| South Asian Economic Development | Hossain, Moazzem | Presents an analysis of how South Asia is rated against Southeast and East Asia in recent decades in economic and social terms. Focuses on South Asia's economic development over the 1990s to date. Deals with human resources and economic performance, the Millenium Development Goals and the achievements to 2005, macroeconomic management in the era of information revolution, economic reforms in South Asia, trade and economic integration, agricultu ...Continue Reading | English | 79585 |
| Social Dimensions of Climate Change: Workshop Report 2008 | Reports the workshop on social dimensions of climate change, highlighting key issues emerging from the workshop. Deals with climate change and social justice, and the effect of climate change on indigenous people, gender, the urban poor, and people in rural drylands. Relates to social dynamics, conflict and human security, and migration. Looks at the role of social policy in climate action, governance and climate action, and the integration of ...Continue Reading | English | 79579 | |
| Report: Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission, Twenty-second Session, 21-26 April 2008, Hanoi, Viet Nam | Asia-Pacific forestry week (22nd : 2008 : Viet Nam) | Presents summary of recommendations, list of participants and members of the commission, and secretariat notes to Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission. Deals with forestry in a changing world, social dimensions of forests and forestry, forests and climate change. Covers topics on trade, forest law compliance and governance changing roles of forestry agencies and regional issues identified by the commission for the attention of the committee on fo ...Continue Reading | English | 79528 |
| Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission, Twenty-second Session, 21-26 April 2008, Hanoi, Viet Nam: CIFOR Summary Report | Asia-Pacific forestry week (22nd : 2008 : Viet Nam) | Presents the events and activities of Asia-Pacific Forestry Week (APFW), focusing on the forests and climate change. Provides keynote presentations, panel session on climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation, and dialogue on timber trade, forestry law compliance and governance. Includes news on forest management and Asia's rainforests, covering sources, types, country locations, titles, contents, pages and dates. | English | 79527 |
| Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission, Twenty-second Session, 21-26 April 2008, Hanoi, Viet Nam: Plenary Sessions | Asia-Pacific forestry week (22nd : 2008 : Viet Nam) | Provides opening speeches and keynote addresses to the conference on Asia-Pacific Forestry Week on 21-26 April 2008 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Presents the summaries of plenary sessions. Focuses on people, forests and human well-being related to forest management for the people in a period of rapid change. Deals with forests and climate change, including the effects of global climate change on forests in the Asia-Pacific and the readiness phase for ...Continue Reading | English | 79524 |
