Climate Change: Alternate Governance Policy for South Asia
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- 1.1 - Philosophy of Climate Change -- 1.2 - Past Climate Changes -- 1.3 - Global Emission Scenario -- 1.4 - Why South Asia -- Chapter 2 - Scientific Assessment -- 2.1 - Causes of Climate Change -- 2.1.1 - Natural Causes -- 2.1.1.1 - Sunspots and Solar Radiation -- 2.1.1.2 - Sea Surface Temperature -- 2.1.1.3 - Volcanic Eruptions -- 2.1.2 - Anthropogenic Causes: Greenhouse Gas -- 2.1.2.1 - Carbon Dioxide -- 2.1.2.2 - Methane -- 2.1.2.3 - Nitrous Oxide -- 2.1.2.4 - Sulfur Dioxide -- 2.1.2.5 - Chlorofluorocarbons -- 2.1.2.6 - Water Vapor -- 2.1.3 - Anthropogenic Causes: Aerosols -- 2.1.4 - Anthropogenic Causes: Terrestrial -- 2.1.4.1 - Deforestation -- 2.1.4.2 - Livestock Management -- 2.2 - Impact of Climate Change -- 2.2.1 - Impact on Atmosphere and Ocean -- 2.2.1.1 - Temperature -- 2.2.1.2 - Cyclones and Storms -- 2.2.1.3 - Rainfall/Precipitation -- 2.2.1.4 - Melting of Glacier -- 2.2.1.5 - Sea Level Change -- 2.2.1.6 - Aquatic Acidification -- 2.2.2 - Impact on Land and Humanity -- 2.2.2.1 - Food and Agriculture -- 2.2.2.2 - Water -- 2.2.2.3 - Pollution -- 2.2.2.4 - Health -- 2.2.2.5 - Infrastructure and Economy -- 2.2.2.6 - Coastal Zone -- 2.2.2.7 - Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta (Sundarbans) -- 2.2.2.8 - Narmada-Tapti Estuary (Gulf Of Khambhat) -- 2.3 - A Quick Appraisal -- Chapter 3 - Political Ecology -- 3.1 - Carbon Politics: Two Schools -- 3.1.1 First School: Globe is Warming -- 3.1.2 Second School: Globe Is Not Warming -- 3.2 - Carbon Politics: Three Worlds -- 3.3 - Paris Agreement -- 3.4 - Future Strategy and South Asia -- Chapter 4 - Carbon Policy of South Asia -- 4.1 Policy and Strategy -- 4.1.1 - Afghanistan -- 4.1.2 - Bangladesh -- 4.1.3 - Bhutan -- 4.1.4 - India -- 4.1.5 - Maldives -- 4.1.6 - Nepal -- 4.1.7 - Pakistan