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Rising Temperatures: Rising Tides


Elizabeth Burleson


London School of Economics (LSE); Pace Law School


UNESCO Report

Abstract:     
Transboundary environmental problems do not distinguish between political boundaries. Global warming is expected to cause thermal expansion of water and melt glaciers. Both are predicted to lead to a rise in sea level. We must enlarge our paradigms to encompass a global reality and reliance upon global participation.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 17

Keywords: climate change, IPCC, UNFCCC, mitigation, adaptation, technology transfer, funding, natural resources, international peace and Security Council, human rights, water, good governance, public participation, United Nations Climate Negotiations, technology centre, Kyoto Protocol, capacity-building

JEL Classification: D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, E2, F01, H1, H2, H4, H41, H54, H56, H60, H7, H8, I, I1, I3, J1, J7, K, K

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Date posted: January 31, 2011 ; Last revised: November 24, 2011

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Burleson, Elizabeth , Rising Temperatures: Rising Tides. UNESCO Report. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1752049

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London School of Economics (LSE)
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