HANDBOOK OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND INDIA Development, Politics and Governance edited

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‘…an excellent handbook, it adds Indian voices to the global discussion, which has so far, seen only a smattering of voices from the South.... [It] will play an important role in bridging some of the gaps in understanding that exist both within India and within the international community.’ — Jairam Ramesh, Former Minister, Environment and Forests, Government of India ‘This is a great volume, valuable not only to the debate in India but globally…. The Indian approach to climate change has consequences for all its citizens, and the world beyond: this is the book they need to read.’ — Michael Grubb, Chair of Energy and Climate Policy, University of Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research ‘…. [T]he breath of the subject treated and the depth of analyses render the book an indispensable tool for anyone working on climate change issues anywhere….’ — Youba Sokona, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

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About the Book This handbook brings together prominent voices from India, including policymakers, politicians, business leaders, civil society activists and academics, to build a composite picture of contemporary Indian climate politics and policy. The volume: • lays out the range of positions and substantive issues that shape Indian views on global climate negotiations; • delves into national politics around climate change; and • analyses how climate change is beginning to be internalized in sectoral policy discussions over energy, urbanization, water and forests. The collection shows how, within India, climate change is approached primarily as a developmental challenge. Internationally, considerations of equity across countries and a focus on the primary responsibility for the action of wealthy countries continue to be central, but there are growing voices of concern on the impacts of climate change on India. Contributors Anil Agarwal (1947-2001) • R.M. Bhagat • Sujatha Byravan • Shoibal Chakravarty • Ying Chen • Tarun Das • Chandrashekhar Dasgupta • Mario D’Souza • Navroz K. Dubash • Nitin Desai • Ashwin Gambhir • Prodipto Ghosh • Shankar Gopalakrishnan • Saleemul Huq • T. Jayaraman • Anu Jogesh • Vaibhav Kalia • Tejal Kanitkar • Himanshu Kulkarni • Harbans Lal • Sharachchandra Lele • Michael Levi • Bert Metz • Partha Mukhopadhyay • Sunita Narain • Anand Patwardhan • Suresh Prabhu • Simone Pulver • D. Raghunandan • Rajeswari Raina • Lavanya Rajamani • Sudhir Chella Rajan • R. Ramachandran • M.V. Ramana • Ranbir Singh Rana • Rajesh Rangarajan • Narasimha Rao • Aromar Revi • Girish Sant • Shyam Saran • Sandeep Sengupta • J. Srinivasan • Himanshu Thakkar • Neha Umarji • Vicente Paolo Yu III Readership: Scholars of politics, international relations, environment, and development studies as well as policymakers, research institutions, activists and journalists. About the Editor Navroz K. Dubash is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi.

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