Climate Change and Small Island States: Power, Knowledge and the South Pacific

摘要: Small Island Developing States are often depicted as being among the most vulnerable of all places to effects climate change, and they a cause c?l?bre many involved in science, politics media. Yet while small island developing states much talked about, production both scientific knowledge policies protect rights these nations their people has been remarkably slow. This book is first apply critical approach change science policy processes South Pacific region. It shows how groups within politically scientifically powerful countries appropriate issue vulnerability ways that do not justice lives people. argues which islands inhabitants represented seldom leads meaningful responses assist them adapt change. Throughout, authors focus on hitherto largely ignored social impacts demonstrate adaptation mitigation cannot be effective without understanding systems values societies. © Jon Barnett John Campbell 2010. All reserved.