Climate Resilience and Environmental Sustainability Approaches: Global Lessons and Local Challenges
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- 1: Climate Resilience and Environmental Sustainability Approaches: An Introduction -- 1.1 Human Development and Environment -- 1.2 Climate Action -- 1.3 Sustainable Development: Global Scenario -- 1.4 Transition to Alternate Energy Resources -- 1.5 Sustainability Principles, Practices, and Challenges -- References -- Part I: Climate Change, Mitigation, and Sustainable Agriculture -- 2: Progress in Climate Change Downscaling Simulations in Southeast Asia -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Climate Models and Regional Climate Downscaling -- 2.3 Progress in Regional Climate Simulation -- 2.3.1 Country Level -- 2.3.1.1 Vietnam -- 2.3.1.2 Thailand -- 2.3.1.3 Malaysia -- 2.3.1.4 Indonesia -- 2.3.1.5 The Philippines -- 2.3.2 Regional Level -- 2.4 Challenges and Ways Forward -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- 3: Climate Change Signatures over Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Formation of Schirmacher Oasis -- 3.3 Types of Rocks in SO -- 3.4 Formation of Ponds and Lakes Over SO -- 3.5 Impact of Radiative Properties and Thermal Stresses -- 3.5.1 Impact of Thermal Convection -- 3.6 Mechanical Weathering by Katabatic Winds -- 3.7 Chemical Weathering -- 3.8 Biological Weathering -- 3.9 Rock-Ice Interaction -- 3.10 Conclusion -- References -- 4: REDD+ in the Indian Context: Planning and Implementation Scenario -- 4.1 Concept of REDD+ -- 4.2 Scope of REDD+ -- 4.3 India´s Stand on REDD+ -- 4.4 India´s Preparedness for REDD+ -- 4.5 Implementation Framework -- 4.6 Apportioning Targets -- 4.7 Infrastructure Required -- 4.8 Addressing Gender Equity -- 4.9 State Governments -- 4.10 How Community-Based Monitoring May Contribute to a National MRV System for REDD+? -- 4.11 Finance/Funding -- 4.12 Some Case Studies -- 4.13 Key Issues and Challenges -- 4.14 Conclusion and Future Coverage.