Issues in Climate Change for South East Asia

Jamie Sanderson and Sardar M. N. Islam

Chapter 2 in Climate Change and Economic Development, 2007, pp 21-45 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The environmental, social and economic problems associated with climate change present a unique policy challenge to every nation on earth. The general issues surrounding the economic effects of climate change have been examined for the whole of Asia by several authors (Bhattacharya, Pittock and Lucas 1994; Qureshi and Hobbie 1994; Amadore et al. 1996; Erda et al. 1996; Sanderson and Islam 2000a). However, less work has been focused upon the specific region of SEA.8 In fact the only attempt the author could find at an overall analysis of the economic impact of climate change on SEA was Parry et al. (1992). In Parry et al. the effects of climate change were discussed but it was limited as a result of the paucity of empirical sectoral impact estimates for the region at the time. Precisely how climate change will impact upon SEA is yet to be determined, but it is known which regions of the world and sectors of individual economies will likely be most vulnerable (IPCC 2001b). The region itself is a mix of nations at various stages of development and with different political systems. However it is small enough geographically that there are many similarities in climate and therefore, ecosystems, agriculture, etc. between the countries of the region, where for the purposes of climate change policy, resources can be pooled to obtain improved outcomes for the entire region.

Keywords: Climate Change; Environmental Kuznets Curve; Climate Change Policy; Asian Development; Global Environment Facility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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