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Atoll Island States and International Law Climate Change Displacement and Sovereignty /

Atoll Island States exist on top of what is perceived to be one of the planet's most vulnerable ecosystems: atolls. It has been predicted that an increase in the pace of sea level rise brought about by increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere will cause them to disappear, forc...

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Main Authors: Yamamoto, Lilian. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Esteban, Miguel. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Subjects:
Public international law.
Climate change.
Oceanography.
Human rights.
Environmental sciences.
International environmental law.
Public International Law .
Climate Change Management and Policy.
Human Rights.
Environmental Science and Engineering.
International Environmental Law.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38186-7
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Geography, Economy and Environment of Low-lying Island States
  • Chapter 2: Climate Change and its Effects on Low-lying Island States
  • Chapter 3: Climate Change Negotiations and AOSIS
  • Chapter 4: Low-lying Island Future Scenarios, Adaptation Strategies and their Implication under UNCLOS
  • Chapter 5: Alternative Solutions to Preserve the Sovereignty of Atoll Island States
  • Chapter 6: climate Change Displacement in Atoll Island States
  • Concluding Remarks.

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