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<span><span>The main focus of the book is to analyze pros and cons of the climate change debate among scholars, policy makers and scientist, and its impact on human security in various countries. </span></span>

<span><span>List of Figures, Tables and Maps<br>Preface<br></span></span>
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<span><span>1: Introduction</span></span>
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<span><span>2: Global Warming and Climate Extremes:The Impact of Carbon Dioxide (CO</span>_{<span>2</span>}<span>) on the Ozone </span></span>
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<span><span>Clifton C. White<br>Rebecca McGuire</span></span>
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<span><span>3: Health, Human Security and Climate Change </span></span>
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<span><span>Laura L. Janik</span></span>
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<span><span>4: Accommodating “Climate Refugees:” Models of Sovereignty and Security in the International Climate Regime</span></span>
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<span><span>Craig A. Johnson</span></span>
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<span><span>5: China</span></span>
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<span><span><br>Part I<br>China and Climate Change: Environmental Impacts, Human Security, and Mitigation Policies and Actions<br>Jian Li<br><br>Part II<br>Climate Change and Sustainable<br>Development in Western China’s Minqin Oasis – Joining Forces with Civil Society<br>Maria Bondes<br><br>Ding Li</span></span>
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<span><span>6: Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Human Security: Challenges for Brazil</span></span>
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<span><span>Eduardo Assad<br>António Márcio Buainain<br>Hilton Pinto<br>Miguel Rocha de Sousa<br>Vanessa Duarte </span></span>
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<span><span>7: Climate Change Vulnerabilities and Human Insecurities – Understanding the Impact on </span></span>
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<span><span>India<br>Roopinder Oberoi<br>M.P. Singh</span></span>
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<span><span>8: Climate Change and its Impacts: Domestic and International Responses of Japan</span></span>
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<span><span>Cheng Fang-Ting</span></span>
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<span><span>9: Domestic Debates on Climate in Russia’</span></span>
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<span><span>Leonid Grigoryev<br>Igor Makarov<br>Alla Salmina</span></span>
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<span><span>10: Climate Change, Its Effects, and the Political Economy of Adaptation and Mitigation: Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean Region</span></span>
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<span><span>Paul A. Williams</span></span>
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<span><span>11: The Ecological Paradox in Russia: Political, Social and Economic Issues and Challenges</span></span>
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<span><span>Natalia Eremina<br>Igor N. Barygin</span></span>
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<span><span>12: Climate Change in Bangladesh and Nepal: Issues Challenges and Strategies</span></span>
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<span><span>R K Mishra<br>P S Janaki Krishna </span></span>
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<span><span>13: Conclusion</span></span>
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<span><span>Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi<br><br>About the Contributors and Editor <br>Bibliography</span></span>

<span><span>Dhirendra Vajpeyi</span><span> is professor of political science at the University of Northern Iowa. He has authored, coauthored and edited sixteen books and numerous chapters and articles. They include </span><span>Environmental PolicyMaking in the Third World; Technology and Development; Local Government and Politics in the Third World; Indira Gandhi’s India; Deforestation: A Comparative Analysis, Civil-Military Relations; Nation-Building and National Identity; Local Democracy and Politics in South Asia; Modernizing China; Water Resource Management: A Comparative Perspective; Law, Politics and Society in India; Politics, Technology and Bureaucracy in South Asia; Globalization, Governance and Technology: Challenges and Alternatives</span><span>; and </span><span>Water Resource Conflicts and International Security: A Global Perspective</span><span>. Dr. Vajpeyi has lectured at Universities in Moscow, St. Petersburg (Russia), Peoples Republic of China, Chile, and Klagenfurt (Austria). He was a Senior Research Fellow at the Hover Institute, Stanford University (California). Currently he is the chair of the IPSA Research Committee 35 on Technology and Development. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Michigan State University. </span></span>
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