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"This book critically discusses the vulnerabilities and local adaptation actions of the traditional marine fishers of the tsunami-hit coastal regions of South India to climate change and risks, with an emphasis on their local institutions. Thereby, it offers a comprehensive account of the ways in which marine fishers live and respond to climate change. The Coromandel coastal regions of South India are known for their rich sociocultural history and enormous marine resources, as well as their long history of vulnerability to climate change and disasters, including the 2004 tsunami. By drawing cases from the tsunami-hit fishing villages of this coast, this book demonstrates that indigenous knowledge systems, climate change perceptions, sociocultural norms, and governance systems of the fishers influence and contest the local adaptation responses to climate change By foregrounding the real picture of vulnerability and adaptation actions of marine fishers in the face of climate change and disasters, this book also challenges the conventional understandings of local institutions and fishers' knowledge systems. Underlining that adaptation to climate change is a socio-political process, this book explores the potentials, limits, and complexities of local adaptation actions of marine fishers of this coast and offers novel insights and climate change lessons gleaned from the field to other coasts of India and around the world. This book will be of great interest to students, scholars, and policymakers in climate change, fisheries, environmental sociology, environmental anthropology, sustainable livelihoods, and natural resource management"--

The social and political dimensions of climate change: Focus on South and Southeast AsiaDevendraraj Madhanagopal & Salim MomtazPart I: The multiple challenges of climate change and risks"Those who makes an enemy of the earth makes an enemy of themselves": Climate Change and Human Activities from a South and Southeast Asian PerspectiveJanaka JayawickramaPost-cyclone Livelihood Strategies and Security Status of Coastal Households in Bangladesh: An Empirical StudyShitangsu Kumar Paul & Jayant K. RoutrayCommunity Perceptions of Climate Change Governance Practices: A Case Study of Hatiya Subdistrict, BangladeshMd. Faruk Hossain, Salim Momtaz & Anita ChalmersGender, Climate Justice, and (Un)Sustainable Development in IndonesiaAnn R. Tickamyer & Siti KusujiartiPart II: Responding to climate change: Sociopolitical underpinnings of multiple actors and institutionsThe resilience of Fisheries Households to Climate Shock in Tam Giang -- Cau Hai lagoon, VietnamHa Dung Hoang, Salim Momtaz, Maria Schreider, Chung Van Nguyen & Tien Dung NguyenRelocation as a climate change risk-reduction strategy: Socio-political insights from Sri LankaCynthia M. CaronDoes local politics have relevance to the local climate action programs in India and Bangladesh? Review and DiscussionDevendraraj Madhanagopal, Mohammed Moniruzzaman Khan & Farhana ZamanCommunication tools to tackle cascading effects of climate change: Evidence from Eastern Bihar, IndiaAlankrita Anand & Eila Romo-MurphyClimate Change Communication in Kolkata: Applying Communication Theories to Address Climate Change DisplacementLisha Samuel & Randall S. AbatePart III: Power and Politics of climate change: Focusing on strategies and policiesClimate Change and the Government Conundrum in BhutanJohannes Dragsbaek SchmidtLocalized policy responses for climate change and developmental complications: Discussions from three coastal regions of IndiaDevendraraj Madhanagopal, Lisha Samuel & Kasturi GandhiA "Coral State." Socio-political implications of the reefs' crises in the MaldivesMarcella Schmidt di Friedberg & Stefano MalatestaPolycentricity is a framework for understanding India's climate policy Derek Kauneckis & Juhi Huda

"This book, focused on South and Southeast Asia, upgrades our understanding of the influence of multiple sociopolitical and governance factors on climate change and risks. Moving beyond science and technology-oriented discussions on climate change, it argues that the real solution to climate change problems lie in societies, governance systems, non-state actors, and the power and politics underpinning these systems. It presents a range of detailed conceptual, empirical, and policy-oriented insights from different nations of South and Southeast Asia, including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vietnam, Maldives, and Bhutan. Chapters bring forth critical discussions of climate change, covering a diverse range of topics including livelihoods, gender, community perspectives, relocation, resilience, local politics, climate change communication, governance, and policy responses. By investigating climate change vulnerabilities and as well as offering feasible solutions to the states and other non-state actors in responding to climate change and risks, this book deepens our existing knowledge of the social and political dimensions of climate change. With interdisciplinary perspectives, this book will appeal to all students, researchers, and scholars of environmental studies, geography, disaster studies, sociology, policy studies, development studies, and political science. It provides valuable reading to practitioners, policymakers, and professionals working in related industries"--

"This book argues that climate justice is an urgent and defining global challenge with long-term implications for poverty reduction, livelihoods, community well-being, and sustainable development. It will be required reading for all scholars, students, and social work professionals as well as those working in sustainability and community development"--

"This book argues that climate justice is an urgent and defining global challenge with long-term implications for poverty reduction, livelihoods, community well-being, and sustainable development. It will be required reading for all scholars, students, and social work professionals as well as those working in sustainability and community development"--

This book approaches environmental, climate, and social justice comprehensively and interlinked. The contributors, predominantly from the Global South and have lived experiences, challenge the eurocentrism that dominates knowledge production and discourses on environmental and climate [in] justices. The collection of works balances theoretical, empirical, and practical aspects to address environmental and climate justice challenges through the lens of social justice. This book gives voice to scholars of the Global South and uses an interdisciplinary approach to show the complexity of the problem and the opportunities for solutions, making this book a powerful resource in teaching, research, and advocacy efforts. The innovativeness of this approach stems from the use of narratives, scientific explanation, and thematic analysis to present the arguments in each chapter of this edited book. Overall, each chapter of this book acts as a powerful resource in teaching, research, and advocacy efforts. This book fills a gap in the Global South production of environmental, climate, and social justice. It provides in-depth knowledge to the readers and raises their critical thinking about key elements/discussions of justice issues of environmental conflicts and climate change. The book is a useful read to a general audience interested in the topic of climate, environment, and development politics.