Narratives of Hunger in International Law: Feeding the World in Times of Climate Change by Anne Saab (Book Review)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margherita Melillo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
International Law ◽  
The World

scholarly journals The Economics of Climate – Resilient Development – A Book Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Mohamad Buheji
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Economic Shocks ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
The World

The “Economics of Climate-Resilient Development” present a comprehensive mitigation plan to avoid future socio-economic crisis. The authors foresight that unless strategies are adapt effectively and efficiently today by the different communities and specially in the developing low income countries, the world would be vulnerable to economic shocks that never been experienced before.The book can be considered unique since it linked the economic development with the techniques of adaptation. It coincides with work the reviewer published about resilience economy where approaches for enhancing people and communities are explained in order to reach the minimum expected adaptability and flexibility. Buheji (2018a, 2018b).However, the work of Fankhauser and McDermott (2016) greatly focus on climate change, as the main challenge of economic development. The work would be greater if the editors ensure more inclusion and details on the nature of human being journeys.The issue of poverty covered in the book is a good example of foresighted socio-economic risk that needs to be mitigated to avoid deterioration due to many conditions that mostly would be uncontrollable due external unforeseen factors. In an earlier work, these factors were seen the cause for more complexity of the business models, which required proactive resilient practices, Buheji (2017).

scholarly journals Harmonisasi Hukum Internasional Pada Prinsip Common But Differentiated Responsibility dalam Hukum Nasional

Kosmik Hukum ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Athya Athya
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
International Law ◽  
Kyoto Protocol ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Climate System ◽  
Address Climate Change ◽  
The World ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common But Differentiated Responsibility

Abstract Efforts to prevent the growing concentration of GHGs that led to climate change began by the United Nations by establishing a regulation on the protection of the world climate system, first, the Convention on Climate Change is created in 1992. Secondly, Kyoto Protocol was established in 1997. Furthermore, at COP-21 resulted in Paris Agreement. These three arrangements make the Common but Differentiated Responsibility Principle as the basis for protecting the world climate system. This research is to review harmonization of international law on the Common but Differentiated Responsibility Principle in national law. This research uses normative law research. This research is a descriptive analysis with the secondary data obtained. All the data will be analysed qualitatively. Indonesia has implemented an international arrangement to address climate change caused by greenhouse gases into national law by ratifying the UNFCCC by Law Number 6 of 1994 about ratification of UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol by Act Number 17 of 2004 about ratification of Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC. Indonesia harmonized as a form of implementation of protocol kyoto contents through Law Number 32 of 2009 on Environmental Protection and Management. Keywords:   Common but Differentiated Responsibility Principle; Law Harmonization Abstrak Upaya untuk mencegah meningkatnya konsentrasi GRK, pertama, Konvensi Perubahan Iklim dibuat tahun 1992. Kedua, didirikan Protokol Kyoto tahun 1997. Selanjutnya, pada COP-21 menghasilkan Perjanjian Paris. Ketiga pengaturan ini menjadikan Prinsip Tanggung Jawab Bersama dengan Tingkat Berbeda-beda sebagai dasar untuk melindungi sistem iklim dunia. Penelitian ini untuk meninjau harmonisasi hukum internasional tentang Prinsip Tanggung Jawab Bersama dengan Tingkat Berbeda-beda dalam hukum nasional. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian hukum normatif. Penelitian ini merupakan analisis deskriptif dengan data sekunder yang diperoleh. Semua data akan dianalisis secara kualitatif. Indonesia telah menerapkan pengaturan internasional untuk mengatasi perubahan iklim yang disebabkan oleh gas rumah kaca ke dalam hukum nasional dengan meratifikasi UNFCCC dengan Undang-Undang Nomor 6 Tahun 1994 tentang Pengesahan UNFCCC dan Protokol Kyoto oleh Undang-undang Nomor 17 Tahun 2004 tentang Pengesahan Protokol Kyoto Atas UNFCCC. Indonesia melakukan harmonisasi sebagai wujud implementasi isi Protokol Kyoto melalui Undang-undang Nomor 32 Tahun 2009 tentang Perlindungan dan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup. Kata kunci:  Harmonisasi Hukum, Prinsip Tanggung Jawab Bersama dengan Tingkat yang Berbeda-Beda

Book review

2021 ◽  
pp. qjegh2021-068
Author(s):  
Eileen Villasenor
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
The World

The statement, “I am a hydrogeologist” often elicits the question, “what in the world does that mean?” from the average layperson. Hydrogeology is a relatively new profession and, as the idiom goes, “out of sight and out of mind”, its environmental, societal and economical importance is often undervalued due to the fact that one cannot fully comprehend the unseen underground environment. However, in echoing Nicholas Robins, modern society is very dependent on groundwater and it is a resource that needs to be managed sustainably, especially in light of climate change.

7. What international law does badly (or not at all)

2015 ◽  
pp. 120-123
Author(s):  
Vaughan Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
International Law ◽  
World Trade ◽  
International Justice ◽  
Preferential Treatment ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
The World ◽  
The Law

International law cannot manufacture agreement where none exists. For this reason, international law is not well suited to the promotion of innovative solutions to international problems where the interests of States are radically divergent. ‘What international law does badly (or not at all)’ considers this in relation to climate change and to the protection of commercial interests in proprietary drugs. Also, international law cannot itself deliver international justice. While the law is an invaluable instrument for the implementation of policies that aim to make the world more just—the special preferential treatment given to developing States within the World Trade Organization, for example—it will not miraculously produce justice and fairness of its own force.

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