Description
Environmental Diplomacy: Negotiating More Effective Global Agreements provides an accessible narrative on understanding the geopolitics of negotiating international environmental agreements and clear guidance on improving the current system. In this book, authors Lawrence Susskind and Saleem Ali expertly observe international environmental negotiations to effectively inform the reader on the geopolitics of protecting our planet. This second edition offers an additional perspective from the Global South as well as providing a broader analysis of the role of science in environmental treaty-making. It provides a unique contribution as a panoramic analysis of the process of environmental treaty-making.
Table of Contents
AbbreviationsForeword by Dr. Zakri Abdul Hamid PrefaceChapter 1What Is This Book About?Chapter 2The Weaknesses of the Existing Environmental Treaty-Making SystemChapter 3Representation and VotingChapter 4The Need for a Better Balance between Science and PoliticsChapter 5The Advantages and Disadvantages of Issue LinkageChapter 6Monitoring and Enforcement in the Face of SovereigntyChapter 7Reforming the SystemAppendicesAppendix A: TreatiesAppendix B: Declaration of the Right to Nature Conservation, Environmental Protection, and Sustainable DevelopmentAppendix C: The Green Economy Framework for Environmental Diplomacy as stipulated in the Rio Plus 20 Final Outcome Document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, The Future We Want (Section III)Appendix D: Steps in the Making of a Treaty in the US Ratification ProcessIndex
