Implementing Adaptation Strategies by Legal, Economic and Planning Instruments on Climate Change (Environmental Protection in the European Union Book 4)

The causes and effects of climate change are just as varied as the proposed solutions and approaches for dealing with the problem. Given the global character of climate change, comprehensive global cooperation is called for that leads to effective and appropriate international action in accordance with the respective responsibilities. These will inevitably differ depending on the capabilities and the social and economic situations of the respective actors. The contributions in this book present a variety of ideas, approaches and tools regarding the adaptation to climate change in specific countries and regions. In addition to examining (existing) legal instruments, they also focus on the implementation of economic instruments and planning tools, as well as their (further) development. Rather than simply discussing strategies to counteract climate change by reducing emissions, the authors also search for ways of actively adapting to climate change. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Adaptation to Climate Change in the International Climate Change Regime: Challenges and Responses....Pages 1-11 Advancing Forest-Related Adaptation: Options for Adaptation-Oriented REDD+....Pages 13-23 Innovation, Adaptation and Climate Change Law....Pages 25-39 Managing Adaptation: Developing a Learning Infrastructure in the United States’ Federal System....Pages 41-54 Adaptation Strategies in the Netherlands....Pages 55-82 Liability for Damage Caused by Climate Change: A Way to Internalize the Costs of Adaptation?....Pages 83-92 Strategy Development and Risk Management in the Context of Emission Rights Trading....Pages 93-111 The Possibilities and Potential Advantages of the Life Cycle Assessment in the Framework of Climate Change Mitigation....Pages 113-147 Framework for Analysing Institutional Capacity for Wetland Management: The Case of the Gemenc Floodplain....Pages 149-164 Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries: A Need in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria....Pages 165-185 Climate Change Adaptation and Biodiversity Conservation: An Economic Perspective....Pages 187-195 Economic Instruments for Integrating Climate Change Considerations into Development Strategies of Industrial Regions in Ukraine: Experience and Issues....Pages 197-206 Risk Management and Climate Change: A Question of Insurability....Pages 207-217 The Cumulative Impacts of Climate Change on Subsistence Agriculture in the Sudano-Sahel Zone of Cameroon: Enhancing Adaptation Policies....Pages 219-236 Climate Change in Cameroon and Its Impacts on Agriculture....Pages 237-254 Cameroon’s Sustainable Forest Management Initiatives with Potentials for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation....Pages 255-277 The Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) as German Way of a Future-Oriented Energy Policy Change....Pages 279-304 Climate Change Effects on Agriculture and Water Resources Availability in Syria....Pages 305-313 Crowdsourcing and Climate Change: Applications of Collaborative Information Systems for Monitoring and Response....Pages 315-328 Beside Adaptation: Concepts for the Future....Pages 329-340 "The contributions in this book present a variety of ideas, approaches and tools regarding the adaptation to climate change in specific countries and regions. In addition to examining (existing) legal instruments, they also focus on the implementation of economic instruments and planning tools, as well as their (further) development. Rather than simply discussing strategies to counteract climate change by reducing emissions, the authors also search for ways of actively adapting to climate change."-- Back cover.