Environmental Change, Human Security, and Regional Governance: The Case of the Hindu Kush/Himalaya Region

Richard Matthew
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Richard Matthew: Richard A. Matthew is Professor in the Schools of Social Ecology and Social Science at the University of California at Irvine, and Founding Director of the Center for Unconventional Security Affairs.

Global Environmental Politics, 2012, vol. 12, issue 3, 100-118

Abstract: This article asks whether institutions and processes for regional environmental governance can be introduced or, where they already exist, be strengthened to be more effective along three key dimensions: managing environmental stressors, coordinating the adaptation and mitigation strategies required at various scales of social organization, and establishing better early warning, response and recovery systems. These dimensions are analysed through an examination of the challenges facing the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region that affect all of the region of South Asia. In terms of both human and national security, regional environmental governance holds great promise, but effective governance institutions and processes (either hegemonic or democratic) would be extremely difficult to create. © 2012 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Keywords: regional environmental governance; environmental change; human security; Hindu Kush-Himalaya region (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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