Climate loss and damage in Pacific Island States: International law implications of evolving climate science

Climate change and health in Pacific island states

Editorials 819 The health and well-being of human populations – and the very existence of low-lying island states – depend on an ambitious outcome at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, (Paris, 30 November to 11 December 2015). Unless the world dramatically reduces emissions of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide from burning ...

Health, climate and small island states

Reconciling International Investment Law and Climate Change Policy : Potential Liability for Climate Measures Under the Trans - Pacific Partnership

The pending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement has raised controversy, fueled by leaks of the draft text and congressional debate over fast-track negotiation authority. Like similar agreements, the TPP creates the risk of government liability for enacting regulations, especially new or comprehensive measures to address climate change. This Article analyzes how the TPP’s investor pr...

Uncertainty in climate science and climate policy

This essay, written by a statistician and a climate scientist, describes our view of the gap that exists between current practice in mainstream climate science, and the practical needs of policymakers charged with exploring possible interventions in the context of climate change. By ‘mainstream’ we mean the type of climate science that dominates in universities and research centres, which we wi...

Why Science Alone Won't Solve the CLimate Crisis: Managing Climate Risks in the Pacific

and society to facilitate adaptation. The East-West Center promotes better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific through cooperative study, research, and dialogue. Established by the U.S. Congress in 1960, the Center serves as a resource for information and analysis on critical issues of common concern, bringing people together to e...