From Crisis to Action - Climate Change Through the Eyes of the Most Vulnerable

"This book provides compelling climate change stories of people's lived experiences and includes actionable solutions from climate-vulnerable countries. It offers valuable insight for anyone interested in climate change, activism, policy development, and students of environmental studies, economics, Earth sciences, geography, and political science"--

List of contents

Foreword H. E. Mohamed Nasheed; Our oceans, our future world; 1. Introduction: Monitoring the impact; 2. The climate has already changed; 3. Climate scenarios: a tale of three futures; 4. Who's most at risk?; 5. Nobody is spared; 6. Heat, health and hunger; 7. The economics of climate change; 8: What we must do; 9: Conclusion: it is not too late; Acknowledgments; Glossary; References; Index.

About the author

Abena Takyiwaa Asamoah-Okyere is a Technical Advisor (Sustainability) to the finance minister in Ghana. She leads SDG and climate finance initiatives. She has served as a Climate Finance Advisor supporting the V20 Secretariat and advocates for development-positive climate resilient growth for developing countries. Abena coordinated the development of Ghana's Climate Prosperity Plan.Christina Natalia Widjaja is a dedicated researcher focused on climate change impacts at United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security. She is working on various international projects to provide in-depth qualitative and quantitative analysis and insights on climate-related disaster risks and ways to adapt/mitigate the impacts. Christina is passionate about translating science into accessible narratives to inspire action.Tim Smedley is a book author, journalist, and ghostwriter, writing about environmental and social justice. His first book Clearing The Air: The Beginning and the End of Air Pollution (2019, Bloomsbury) was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize. His second book The Last Drop: Solving the World's Water Crisis (2023, Pan Macmillan) was a Times Book of the Year.

Product details

• Authors: Abena Takyiwaa Asamoah-Okyere, Abena Takyiwaa (Ministry of Financ Asamoah-Okyere, Tim Smedley, Christina Natalia Widjaja
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9781009605946
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0960594-6
• No. of pages: 250
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / Environmental, International Relations, Environmental Economics, Environmental law, Meteorology & climatology, Environmental policy & protocols, Environment law, Environmental policy and protocols, Climatology and climate modelling