Aid Effectiveness for Environmental Sustainability (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This collection examines the role that foreign aid can play in dealing with the severe global challenge of climate change, one of the most pressing international development issues of the 21st century. Addressing the key threats of rising temperatures, changes in precipitation, coastal erosion and natural disasters, the book considers the implications for policy and future research, particularly in developing countries. Focusing on the worth of foreign aid in ensuring environmental sustainability, this collection consider how it can be used to improve access to sustainable energy, to promote efficient use of energy resources, to improve emission reduction and support the preservation of biodiversity in forests. Advancing our knowledge about foreign aid and climate change, it provides policy recommendations for the donors and recipient country governments. A cutting edge text on one of the most pressing international development issues of this century, this is key reading for all scholars of international development and climate change.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	2018
First published:	2018
Editors:	Yongfu Huang • Unai Pascual
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	466
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-981-10-5378-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	981-10-5378-2
Barcode:	9789811053788

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