The contributors to this book focus on climate change issues in  Australia, New Zealand and the small island nations in the South  Pacific, as the world struggles to formulate responses and cope with  possible impacts of global warming. The emphasis is on the scientific,  political and legal issues that frame the climate change debate. An  effort is made to assess the implications of climate on critical  ecosystems in the region, as well as possible social and economic  impacts on the region's inhabitants. Many of the contributors also  discuss the role of regional actors, including government  representatives and non-government organizations, in the formulation  and evolution of the primary international legal instrument that  addresses climate change, the United Nations Framework Convention on  Climate Change.

Climate Change in the South Pacific: Impacts and Responses in Australia, New Zealand, and Small Island States (Advances in Global Change Research) PDF

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