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“Sustainable development in the context of climate change”: a new approach for institutions of higher learning

“Sustainable development in the context of climate change”: a new approach for institutions of... Sustain Sci (2009) 4:135–137 DOI 10.1007/s11625-009-0080-6 MESSAGE ‘‘Sustainable development in the context of climate change’’: a new approach for institutions of higher learning Said Irandoust Received: 26 June 2009 / Accepted: 31 July 2009 / Published online: 29 September 2009 Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science, United Nations University, and Springer 2009 The world is currently experiencing its worst economic The efforts to address climate change are also shifting turbulence since the Great Depression of the 1930s on the from strategies for mitigation to a new emphasis on back of 3F crises (fuel, food, and financial). No region has adaptation. Though there will be new thrusts on energy been spared. The 2009 ADB study on ‘‘The Economics of efficiency and promoting renewable energy sources, com- Climate Change in Southeast Asia: A Regional Review’’ panies need to demonstrate that they are reducing their own underlined that climate change is likely to be one of the carbon impacts, as well as working in partnerships with most significant development challenges confronting others on adapting to climate change. Southeast Asia in the twenty-first century. The Southeast There exist ‘‘win-win’’ measures that address climate Asian GDP growth is likely to fall from 4.3% in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Sustainability Science Springer Journals

“Sustainable development in the context of climate change”: a new approach for institutions of higher learning

Irandoust, Said
Sustainability Science , Volume 4 (2) – Sep 29, 2009
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2009 by Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science, United Nations University, and Springer
Subject
Environment; Environmental Management; Climate Change Management and Policy; Environmental Economics; Landscape Ecology; Sustainable Development; Public Health
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1862-4065
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1862-4057
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10.1007/s11625-009-0080-6
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Sustain Sci (2009) 4:135–137 DOI 10.1007/s11625-009-0080-6 MESSAGE ‘‘Sustainable development in the context of climate change’’: a new approach for institutions of higher learning Said Irandoust Received: 26 June 2009 / Accepted: 31 July 2009 / Published online: 29 September 2009 Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science, United Nations University, and Springer 2009 The world is currently experiencing its worst economic The efforts to address climate change are also shifting turbulence since the Great Depression of the 1930s on the from strategies for mitigation to a new emphasis on back of 3F crises (fuel, food, and financial). No region has adaptation. Though there will be new thrusts on energy been spared. The 2009 ADB study on ‘‘The Economics of efficiency and promoting renewable energy sources, com- Climate Change in Southeast Asia: A Regional Review’’ panies need to demonstrate that they are reducing their own underlined that climate change is likely to be one of the carbon impacts, as well as working in partnerships with most significant development challenges confronting others on adapting to climate change. Southeast Asia in the twenty-first century. The Southeast There exist ‘‘win-win’’ measures that address climate Asian GDP growth is likely to fall from 4.3% in

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Published: Sep 29, 2009

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