Climate Change and Sustainable Development

New Challenges for Poverty Reduction

Edited by M.A. Mohamed Salih, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

This unique book provides cutting-edge knowledge and analyses of the consequences that climate change will have for sustainable development and poverty reduction within the context of global development.

‘. . . this book gives a good overview of major challenges facing policy makers, researchers and ultimately humankind in dealing with climate change. . . The reader also gets a good understanding of how fragmented and transversal the issues of climate change and sustainable development are.’
-季度国际杂志》上l Agriculture

‘. . . a unified, useful and stimulating book which should act as a springboard for further work into what is a very topical and extremely important issue for everyone in the world, not just academics and policymakers. This book serves its intended audience but also deserves to be more widely read.’
– World Entrepreneurship Society

‘Too often, writings on climate change are placed into two categories: climate-change deniers, and climate-change supporters. What this timely and insightful collection of Mohamed Salih’s does, is to problematise the issue; taking the debate to a level where it desperately needs to be; asking the “thorny” questions of how do the politics and international relations of climate impact upon the most vulnerable; the least-affluent; the dwellers of the majority world. In short, Salih challenges us: “How did the climate change about climate-change”. The responses of his contributors are salient, to-the-point – sometimes disturbing – but always thought-provoking.’
– Timothy Doyle, Keele University, UK

‘Editing the proceedings of a symposium into a cogent and coherent book is no easy task. This book, a tribute to Professor Opschoor is no exception; with disperse contributions of some highly acclaimed authors covering a wide spectrum of themes. It is a credit to Professor Salih’s insight to string them together in the introductory chapter and entice the reader to read on. This book has food for thought on many fronts, reaching far beyond climate change, as did the oeuvre of Hans Opschoor. . . an instructive read.’
– Paul Vlek, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn, Germany

‘It is difficult, if not impossible, to formulate and implement sustainable policy without first understanding the dynamic relationships between nature, society, economics and technology, and research plays a pivotal role in this regard. Climate Change and Sustainable Development is an important book which deals with these issues in the context of climate change and the changing global context of development. It alerts us to the relationship climate change has with two urgent tasks: poverty reduction and sustainable development, which require efforts that span countries, regions and communities. In this interdependent world, argue the authors, a shared vision and common effort are vital to sustaining our life support system. It is a must read.’
– Jacqueline Cramer, The Netherlands Minister for Spatial Planning and the Environment