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Climate Change and Food Security in Asia Pacific: Response and Resilience: International Political Economy Series

Autor Md Saidul Islam, Edson Kieu
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 apr 2022
Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book evaluates the complex nexus between climate change and regional food security in Asia Pacific. Feeding the planet puts a lot of stress on the environment. The fundamental challenges we are facing today include how to grow more from less in a sustainable manner; how to optimize the entire food value chain from field to fork to reduce the carbon footprint, protect the environment and support biological diversity, cause less water pollution and soil erosion, raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy. With a robust multi-site study in Southeast Asia, Pacific Island Forum and South Asia, this book examines the regional initiatives on, the current state of, and the future prospects for mitigations and resilience regarding climate change and food security vis-à-vis other regions of the world.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783030707552
ISBN-10: 3030707555
Ilustrații: XXII, 240 p. 3 illus., 1 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2021
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Seria International Political Economy Series

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

Tackling regional climate change and food security Issues:An Introduction.- Climate change and food in/security: A critical nexus.- Climate Change and Food Security in ASEAN.- Climate Change and Food Security in SAARC.- Climate Change and Food Security in PIF.- Climate change and the environment: The Chindia [China and India] Dilemma.- Urban Food security and Sustainability in Asian cities.- China and India’s Involvement in Land and Water Grabs.- Green Movements, Food Justice and Sovereignty in Asia.- Towards a sustainable food system in Asia amid climate crises.

Notă biografică

Md Saidul Islam is Associate Professor of Sociology and the Coordinator of the Environment and Sustainability Research Cluster in the School of Social Sciences (SSS) and Asian School of the Environment (ASE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU).
Edson Kieu is Researcher at Singapore Management University, Singapore.

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Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book evaluates the complex nexus between climate change and regional food security in Asia Pacific. Feeding the planet puts a lot of stress on the environment. The fundamental challenges we are facing today include how to grow more from less in a sustainable manner; how to optimize the entire food value chain from field to fork to reduce the carbon footprint, protect the environment and support biological diversity, cause less water pollution and soil erosion, raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy. With a robust multi-site study in Southeast Asia, Pacific Island Forum and South Asia, this book examines the regional initiatives on, the current state of, and the future prospects for mitigations and resilience regarding climate change and food security vis-à-vis other regions of the world.

Md Saidul Islam is Associate Professor of Sociology and the Coordinator of the Environment and Sustainability Research Cluster in the School of Social Sciences (SSS) and Asian School of the Environment (ASE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU).
Edson Kieu is Researcher at Singapore Management University, Singapore.

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Uses an interdisciplinary approach to uncover and evaluate the complex nexus between two major issues of our time: climate change and food security Examines the regional initiatives on, the current state of, and the future prospects for mitigations and resilience in Asia-pacific with regard to climate change and food security Examines current cooperative mechanisms and modalities on tackling climate change and food security in order to identify best practice as well as gaps in those arrangements and to evaluate their likely impact on the future of food security in the Asia-Pacific region