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This book focuses on different aspects of initiatives-to check
pollution and to reduce consumption of fossil fuels-by the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The chapters
examine climate change projections for ASEAN, the relationship
between income inequality and environmental sustainability,
greening initiatives pursued by microfinance institutions, farmers'
awareness and perceptions of climate change, potential introduction
of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in Malaysia, the impact of Euro-4
automobile emission regulations on the development of technological
capabilities and the threats and vulnerability people face from
climate change and national disasters. The United Nations Framework
Convention for Climate Change's Conference of Parties meetings to
cap temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius over the next century
has set the steering and the interventions essential for mitigating
global warming. There is increasing recognition that initiatives
must be taken across the globe regardless of the state of
development of each individual country, and so this book has
important practical implications. This book was originally
published as a special issue of the Journal of the Asia Pacific
Economy.
This book focuses on different aspects of initiatives-to check
pollution and to reduce consumption of fossil fuels-by the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The chapters
examine climate change projections for ASEAN, the relationship
between income inequality and environmental sustainability,
greening initiatives pursued by microfinance institutions, farmers'
awareness and perceptions of climate change, potential introduction
of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in Malaysia, the impact of Euro-4
automobile emission regulations on the development of technological
capabilities and the threats and vulnerability people face from
climate change and national disasters. The United Nations Framework
Convention for Climate Change's Conference of Parties meetings to
cap temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius over the next century
has set the steering and the interventions essential for mitigating
global warming. There is increasing recognition that initiatives
must be taken across the globe regardless of the state of
development of each individual country, and so this book has
important practical implications. This book was originally
published as a special issue of the Journal of the Asia Pacific
Economy.
The last decade has witnessed major crises in both food and energy
security across the world. One response to the challenges of
climate change and energy supply has been the development of crops
to be used for biofuels. But, as this book shows, this can divert
agricultural land from food production to energy crops, thus
affecting food security, particularly in less developed countries.
The author analyses the extent to which biofuels feedstocks fit
within the national food security strategy, agro-export
orientation, and rural development plans and policies of developing
economies. Two case studies, from Tanzania in East Africa and
Borneo in Malaysia, are considered in detail, using the non-edible
crop of jatropha as an example of how compromises can be reached to
balance food and energy goals as well as export markets. The author
develops a novel integrated approach, the Institutional Feasibility
Study, as the basis of her analysis. She addresses key issues such
as: how do global initiatives for green growth, energy security and
sustainable development incorporate biofuels industry development?
Does global biofuels trade present meaningful foreign and local
investment opportunities for developing countries? To what extent
does biofuels feedstock production help with poverty reduction and
agricultural sector modernization? What role do the EU and the US
commitments to biofuels blending targets play in the rapid industry
development in developing countries? How does the biofuels industry
fit within existing formal and informal institutional frameworks?
Who are the winners and losers in the biofuels global value chain?
The last decade has witnessed major crises in both food and energy
security across the world. One response to the challenges of
climate change and energy supply has been the development of crops
to be used for biofuels. But, as this book shows, this can divert
agricultural land from food production to energy crops, thus
affecting food security, particularly in less developed countries.
The author analyses the extent to which biofuels feedstocks fit
within the national food security strategy, agro-export
orientation, and rural development plans and policies of developing
economies. Two case studies, from Tanzania in East Africa and
Borneo in Malaysia, are considered in detail, using the non-edible
crop of jatropha as an example of how compromises can be reached to
balance food and energy goals as well as export markets. The author
develops a novel integrated approach, the Institutional Feasibility
Study, as the basis of her analysis. She addresses key issues such
as: how do global initiatives for green growth, energy security and
sustainable development incorporate biofuels industry development?
Does global biofuels trade present meaningful foreign and local
investment opportunities for developing countries? To what extent
does biofuels feedstock production help with poverty reduction and
agricultural sector modernization? What role do the EU and the US
commitments to biofuels blending targets play in the rapid industry
development in developing countries? How does the biofuels industry
fit within existing formal and informal institutional frameworks?
Who are the winners and losers in the biofuels global value chain?
This book arises from a 2011 international conference entitled
Climate Change, Agri-Food, Fisheries and Ecosystems: Reinventing
Research, Innovation, and Policy Agendas for an Environmentally and
Socially-Balanced Growth (ICCAFFE2011), organized by the
North-South Center for Social Sciences (NRCS) in collaboration with
the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
GmbH, Germany and the Institute for Research and Development (IRD),
France. Coverage focuses on the agricultural sector and helps
improve understanding of the relationships between agriculture and
the environment and between human communities and nature, so as to
sustainably manage agricultural development. The contributors
analyze the interdependence between sustainable agricultural
development and environmental, economic and social dynamics; assess
the impacts of soil degradation on agricultural productivity;
present ways to enhance livestock production and recommend
mechanisms for managing links between agro-biodiversity, climate
change and livelihoods. Part I examines sustainable agriculture
development and environmental, economic and social dynamics,
addressing topics such as global climate change, agriculture and
challenges including socio-economic factors, adaptation, poverty
reduction and water management. Part II covers the impacts of soil
degradation on agricultural productivity and discusses the use of
expert systems to assess and manage degraded lands, agricultural
productivity, land suitability and rehabilitation. Part III focuses
on livestock production enhancements, such as feed resources and
supplemental feeds for animals and capacity building for women in
dairy management. Part IV shares the outcomes of research in
agro-biodiversity, climate change and livelihoods, addressing
topics such as co-management of forests, carbon consumption models,
biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration and scarce
mangrove forests. Current environmental and agro-ecological
research focuses on understanding the cause-consequence
relationships between specific agricultural practices and land use
and the responses at different levels of ecosystems. This book is
intended to contribute to this discussion."
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