Climate Change and Growth in Asia is a comprehensive analysis of the major issues of climate change and global warming and their possible impacts on the growth of major Asian economies. The book addresses the climate change crisis in Asia within the context of three major challenges to growth: population, poverty and greenhouse gas emissions.

Contents: Preface Introduction Moazzem Hossain PART I: CLIMATE CHANGE AND GROWTH ISSUES 1. Population, Poverty and CO2 Emissions in Asia: An Overview Moazzem Hossain and Eliyathamby Selvanathan 2. The Production of Biofuels: Welfare and Environmental Consequences for Asia Clem Tisdell 3. Climate Change and Freshwater Resources of Bangladesh Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad 4. Analyses of Livelihoods in the Bay of Bengal Delta Moazzem Hossain, A.H.M. Ali and Eliyathamby Selvanathan PART II: CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADAPTATION ISSUES 5. Greenhouse Gas Abatement in Asia: Imperatives, Incentives and Equity Colin Hunt 6. Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies for Bangladesh M.H. Rahman, M.A. Noor and A. Ahmed 7. Climate Change, Vulnerabilities and South Asia: Issues, Challenges and Options M. Adil Khan 8. ‘Harmony’ in China’s Climate Change Policy Paul Howard PART III: CLIMATE CHANGE AND CHALLENGES 9. Managing Businesses in Uncertain Times: Sustainable Development and an Ensemble Leadership Repertoire Vikram Murthy 10. Climate Change and Human Security Issues in the Asia–Pacific Region Malcolm McIntosh and Tapan Sarker 11. Media Framing of Public Discourse on Climate Change and Sea-level Rise: Social Amplification of Global Warming versus Climate Justice for Global Warming Impacts Harun Rashid Index