Adaptation of Southeast Asia to Climate Change

Southeast Asia is a booming region which is nevertheless among the most vulnerable to climate change.This book assesses how Southeast Asian countries – from the wealthiest to the poorest – are adapting to meet climate change challenges across several key sectors: agriculture and fisheries, conservation, energy, health, and migration.In the broad context of the global system, it celebrates some of the region's remarkable successes, whilst also examining serious adaptive issues.Through a political economy lens, the author describes growing private-sector control over adaptations, shining a light on who benefits and loses from these systems.He untangles the complex interconnectedness of different sectors, examining how adaptations to one can undermine progress in others.This sharply focused volume is a vital reference on a rising global issue for graduate students and researchers, and offers invaluable lessons for policymakers in countries around the world that share similar development challenges.