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Unversöhnlich stehen sich Warner und Skeptiker in der Klimaforschung gegenüber. Die Klimadebatte ist in eine Sackgasse geraten. H. von Storch, Klimawissenschaftler, und W. Krauß, Ethnologe, widmen sich selbstkritisch und in vermittelnder Absicht via teilnehmender Beobachtung sowohl der "Klimaerzählung an den globalen Lagerfeuern" wie auch dem "Stamm der Klimaforscher" selbst. Sie attestieren dem IPCC mangelndes Qualitätsmanagement, zeigen die Blogosphäre als erweiterte "Kampfzone", erklären das Scheitern der Klimagipfel, fordern die Unabhängigkeit der Klimawissenschaft von der Politik und plädieren für eine erweiterte Agenda der Klimaforschung mit stärkerem Fokus auf der Anpassung an Klimafolgen, Auseinandersetzung mit Regionen und Landschaften. Sie unterstreichen zudem, dass wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse Unsicherheiten bergen. Dieses Buch liefert überzeugende Argumente für einen Perspektiven- und Stilwechsel, damit der Klimawandel als natürliches wie kulturelles, politisches wie ökonomisches, gesellschaftliches wie wissenschaftliches Problem gesehen und verstanden werden kann. Grundlegender Titel! (2) (Helga Lüdtke)

"The Focus on the upstream drivers of public health is unique among public health books. While recognizing that individual health is substantially influenced by age, gender, genetics, and other personal attributes, as well as by individual lifestyle decisions, social and community networks, the book focuses on broader upstream factors. These include policies and actions influencing design, land use, education, transportation, energy, housing, infrastructure and decisions by government officials at all levels, businesses and more recently, decisions by not-for-profits. Such decisions have consequences that impact the health of us all, as well as that of select (particularly high-risk) individuals. By evaluating New Jersey's progress towards improved population health, From Cancer Clusters and COVID-19 to a Healthier New Jersey notes how progress has been slowed and accelerated by events and policies that are beyond the control of any single individual. For example, it recognizes that the Garden State has been the scene of some terrible health-related events, yet it has also come up with some of the best solutions to public health challenges and important innovations. Finally, it argues that employing Health in All Policies will allow the state to aggressively and fearlessly push down the road toward a healthier New Jersey"--

Das als Durchbruch gefeierte Abkommen von Paris (2015) hat erneut bestätigt, dass es auf die Fähigkeit der Politik zur Zusammenarbeit ankommt, weltweit, national und in Netzwerken, wenn die Stabilisierung des Weltklimas gelingen soll. Das Handbuch informiert über die wichtigsten Institutionen (IPCC, UN-Klimaregime), Akteure (USA, EU, China, Entwicklungsländer) und Kooperationsformen des noch jungen globalen Politikfeldes

Introduction -- Framing the debate -- NAFTA, modernisation and democracy in Mexico -- Top-down democracy: NAFTA, elites (conditionality) and institutional change -- Democratisation from below: civil society and NAFTA's democratic legitimacy problem -- Conclusions and epilogue: recommendations for a democratic NAFTA.

Extreme weather events, such as cyclones and hurricanes, are increasing in their frequency and intensity. This increase has been scientifically linked to global warming, which is induced by anthropogenic climate change. This phenomenon is disproportionately affecting developing States, such as the Caribbean and Pacific Islands, even though they are not contributing to climate change to the same extent as developed States or emerging markets, and having a devastating effect on people and their livelihoods. This book examines two critical aspects of this situation, to which no specific, singular source in public international law is applicable or responsible. This book first examines the manner in which public international law, in particular international environmental law and customary public international law, is applicable to the question of funding for reconstruction and early warning systems by developed States and emerging markets. As the intensity and frequency of these events increases, so does the requirement for funding, with the aim of improving vulnerable States' resilience to climate-related devastation. While there are several schemes in place in order to secure funding for either early warning systems or postdisaster reconstruction, such as donations or insurance solutions, there is no specific instrument in public international law that deals with the question of whether developed States and emerging markets have an obligation to financially assist disaster-prone developing States with regard to the establishment of early warning systems and reconstruction in the wake of natural disasters. This book also analyses the right to receive humanitarian assistance and the State's obligation to provide early warning. In the aftermath of a calamitous event, the victims are largely dependent on the Sate and its capacity to organise and accept, if necessary, international humanitarian assistance. If the affected State refuses to do so, the consequences for the victims can be disastrous. With regard to humanitarian assistance, the book focuses on the application of human rights law on the international as well as regional levels, such as the African human rights system for example. In addition, the book outlines the doctrine of the responsibility to protect in this context and its practical limits in particular. As concerns the question of whether there is an obligation to provide early warning, this is assessed through an analysis of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, also taking into account the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Human Rights system. Throughout its discussion of legal responsibility under international law resulting from climate change-induced natural disasters, this book takes into account the new developments around the International Law Commission's project on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters"

Problems of fire safety in the modern world / Nikolay N. Bruschlinsky, PhD, Sergei V. Sokolov, PhD, and Peter Wagner, PhD, GFPA - German Fire Protection Association, Münster, Germany, and others -- The application of risk governance in offshore installations / Zoe Nivolianitou, Athanasios Liaropoulos, and Kalliopi Sapountzaki, System Reliability & Industrial Safety Lab, Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technology, Energy & Safety, NCSR "DEMOKRITOS", Greece, and others -- Man-made disasters, environmental crises, and the health impacts of disasters / Zong-Ping Wu, Graduate School of Disaster Management, Central Police University, Taiwan -- An alternative perspective for addressing mass casualty incidents in extreme events / Chih-Long Pan, PhD, Spyros Schismenos, Jer-Ming Chiu, PhD, and Jet-Chau Wen, PhD, Research Center for Soil & Water Resources and Natural Disaster Prevention (SWAN), National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliou, Yunlin, Taiwan, and others -- Large-scale fire incidents in recycling plants : lessons learned from two indicative case studies and future needs / Spyros Schismenos, Sofia Karma, and Michail Chalaris, Research Center for Soil & Water Resources and Natural Disaster Prevention, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliou, Yunlin, Taiwan, and others -- Nanotechnology applications for biological threat detection / Spyros Schismenos, Michail Chalaris, PhD, and Maria Gazouli, PhD, Research Center for Soil & Water Resources and Natural Disaster Prevention, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliou, Yunlin, Taiwan, and others -- Modeling the process of fire and rescue services activities / Nikolay N. Bruschlinsky, PhD, Sergei V. Sokolov, PhD, and Peter Wagner, PhD, GFPA - German Fire Protection Association, Münster, Germany, and others -- Safety aspects of façade fires : novel risks and challenges posed by high-rise buildings / Dionysios I. Kolaitis, PhD, Fire Engineering Unit, Heterogeneous Mixtures and Combustion Systems, School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece -- Tools for analyzing risks from human exposure to chemical environments : the case of exposure to smoke components during forest or other field fires / Sofia Karma, PhD, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece -- Using an augmented reality application for childhood education in natural disasters / Ioannis Kazanidis, Georgios Sotiriadis, Christos Lytridis, and Avgoustos Tsinakos, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Agios Loukas, Kavala, Greece -- The study of smoke distribution conditions and co from large forest fires / Nikolaos Ch. Iliopoulos, PhD, Fire Officers Faculty, Hellenic Fire Academy, Athens, Greece -- The impact of social media in emergency situations : challenges and opportunities / Euphrosyne Efthimiadou, Department of Aeronautical Sciences, Hellenic Air Force Academy, Dekeleia, Greece -- Working with refugees in a disaster crisis : the development of secondary post-traumatic stress among emergency workers and first responders / Christina Patitsa, PhD and Michail Chalaris, PhD, Department of Social Work, Technological Educational Institution, Athens, Greece, and others -- Index

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Featured Papers -- Conference Opening Remarks /Jan Eliasson -- The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: One of the Greatest Achievements in the International Rule of Law /John Norton Moore -- Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea at the un -- Evolutionary Character of International and European Law: Linking Sustainability with Environmental Responsibility and Marine Ecosystem Restoration under the European Union's Ocean Governance Agenda /Ronán Long -- The Common Heritage of Mankind in the Proposed Implementing Agreement* /Dire Tladi -- Update on the bbnj Negotiations /J. Ashley Roach -- Climate Change and the Oceans: Navigating Legal Orders /Karen N. Scott -- The Area and the International Seabed Authority -- Exploration and Exploitation of Ocean Mineral Resources: The Role of Sponsoring States /Rena Lee -- unclos Article 82: A Review and the Hurdles to Implementation /Wylie Spicer, Q.C. and Elizabeth McIsaac -- Fostering Technological Change for Sustainable Harvesting of Ocean Mineral Resources in a Volatile Global Environment /Kris Van Nijen -- The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea -- itlos at Twenty: Reflections on Its Contribution to Dispute Settlement and the Rule of Law at Sea* /Jin-Hyun Paik -- The Seabed Disputes Chamber: Moving Forward /Frida M. Armas-Pfirter -- Maritime Boundary Disputes and Compulsory Dispute Settlement: Recent Developments and Unresolved Issues /Robert Beckman and Christine Sim -- The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf -- Setting the Context: The Scientific Aspects of Article 76 /Larry Mayer and David Mosher -- Towards Establishing a Stable Regime for Seabed Jurisdiction: The Role of the Commission /Harald Brekke -- Revisiting the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: "A Technical Body in a Political World" /Ted L. McDorman -- Paragraph 5(a) of Annex i to the Rules of Procedure of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: Solution to a Problem or Problem without a Solution? /Alex Oude Elferink -- Sustainable Fisheries, Including un Fish Stocks Agreement -- Sustainable Fisheries: The Legal Regime of the 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement and Its Contribution to Subsequent Developments Promoting Sustainable Fisheries /André Tahindro -- Ocean Governance for Sustainable Fisheries /Stefaan Depypere -- The Importance of Marine Science in Sustainable Fisheries: The Role of the 1995 un Fish Stocks Agreement /Alf Håkon Hoel -- Operational Implementation: Maritime Compliance and Enforcement -- Achieving Global Maritime Compliance through Regional Cooperation /Admiral Charles D. Michel and Commander Scott Herman -- Turkey's Maritime Compliance and Enforcement of International Law of the Sea, Particularly Irregular Migration in the Aegean Sea Region /Hakan Karan -- Operating Unmanned Surface Vessels at Sea: Is International Law Ready for the Future? /Anthony Morrison and Stuart Kaye -- China's Maritime Law Enforcement Practice in the South China Sea: Challenges and Prospects /Shicun WU.

The major challenges of the 21st century faced by human beings are how to achieve water security, food security, energy security and environmental security. Owing to enhanced natural/anthropogenic disasters worldwide, these challenges become much more complicated and daunting especially for developing countries. Therefore, it is important to highlight the risk of different disasters as well as the modern tools and techniques for minimizing disaster incidence and losses. Disaster management being highly multidisciplinary in nature, a comprehensive book dealing with different aspects of disaster management, and encompassing important disasters faced by humankind is presently not available. This book is an attempt to fulfill this gap. It provides clear, comprehensive, and up-to-date information about different facets of disaster management along with salient case studies. The book highlights the current status of disaster management focusing on developing nations, discusses vital issues such as climate change and sustainable development, modern approaches and tools/techniques, and the challenges of and future RD needs for sustainable disaster management. TOC:1. Natural and anthropogenic disasters: An overview. 2. Earthquakes in India: Hazards, Genesis and Mitigation Measures.- 3. Impact of 2004 Tsunami on Housing, Sanitation and Water Supply as Wastes Management: The Cases of the Ampara District in Sri Lanka.- 4. Impact of December 2004 Tsunami on India Coasts and Mitigation Measures.- 5. Tsunami Impacts and Rehabilitation of Groundwater Supply: Lessons Learned from Eastern Sri Lanka.- 6. Tsunami Early Warning System: An Indian Ocean Perspective.- 7. Flood Hazards in India and Management Strategies.- 8. Modeling for Flood Control and Management.- 9. Real-time Flood Forecasting by a Hydrometric Data-Based Technique.- 10. Drought Hazards and Mitigation Measures.- 11. Indicators for Assessing Drought Hazard in Arid Regions of India.- 12. Tropical Cyclones: Trends, Forecasting and Mitigation.- 13. Temperature Extremes over India and their Relationships with El Nino-Southern Oscillation.- 14. Monitoring Physiographic Rainfall Variation for Sustainable Management of Water Bodies in India.- 15. Emerging Tools and Techniques for Mine Safety and Disaster Management. 16. Management of Forest Fire Disaster: Perspectives from Swaziland.- 17. Climate Change and Water Resources in India: Impact Assessment and Adaptation Strategies.- 18. Global Climate Change vis-a-vis Crop Productivity.- 19. Adapting Smallholder Dairy Production System to Climate Change.- 20. Climate Change-Proof Disaster Risk Reduction: Prospects and Challenges.- 21. Potential of Geospatial Technologies for Mitigating Land and Water Related Disasters.- 22. Decision Support System: Concept and Potential for Integrated Water Resources Management.- 23. Sustainable Forest Management: Key to Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation.- 24. Participatory Information Management for Sustainable Disaster Risk Reduction.- 25. Cyclone Emergency Preparedness in DAE Coastal Installations, India.- 26. Sustainable Management of Disasters: Challenges and Prospects.- Index.