LEADER 05251nam 22007575 450 001 9910484900203321 005 20200919143141.0 010 $a3-642-38186-3 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-642-38186-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000001152822 035 $a(EBL)1538554 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001049366 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11599522 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001049366 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11019458 035 $a(PQKB)11295414 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1538554 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-642-38186-7 035 $a(PPN)176112448 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001152822 100 $a20131025d2014 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAtoll Island States and International Law $eClimate Change Displacement and Sovereignty /$fby Lilian Yamamoto, Miguel Esteban 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aBerlin, Heidelberg :$cSpringer Berlin Heidelberg :$cImprint: Springer,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (318 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-642-38185-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aChapter 1: Geography, Economy and Environment of Low-lying Island States -- Chapter 2: Climate Change and its Effects on Low-lying Island States -- Chapter 3: Climate Change Negotiations and AOSIS -- Chapter 4: Low-lying Island Future Scenarios, Adaptation Strategies and their Implication under UNCLOS -- Chapter 5: Alternative Solutions to Preserve the Sovereignty of Atoll Island States -- Chapter 6: climate Change Displacement in Atoll Island States -- Concluding Remarks. 330 $aAtoll Island States exist on top of what is perceived to be one of the planet's most vulnerable ecosystems: atolls. It has been predicted that an increase in the pace of sea level rise brought about by increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere will cause them to disappear, forcing their inhabitants to migrate. The present book represents a multidisciplinary legal and engineering perspective on this problem, challenging some common misconceptions regarding atolls and their vulnerability to sea-level rise. Coral islands have survived past changes in sea levels, and it is the survival of coral reefs what will be crucial for their continued existence. These islands are important for their inhabitants as they represent not only their ancestral agricultural lands and heritage, but also a source of revenue through the exploitation of the maritime areas associated with them. However, even if faced with extreme climate change, it could theoretically be possible for the richer Atoll Island States to engineer ways to prevent their main islands from disappearing, though sadly not all will have the required financial resources to do so. As islands become progressively uninhabitable their residents will be forced to settle in foreign lands, and could become stateless if the Atoll Island State ceases to be recognized as a sovereign country. However, rather than tackling this problem by entering into lengthy negotiations over new treaties, more practical solutions, encompassing bilateral negotiations or the possibility of acquiring small new territories, should be explored. This would make it possible for Atoll Island States in the future to keep some sort of international sovereign personality, which could benefit the descendents of its present day inhabitants. 606 $aPublic international law 606 $aClimate change 606 $aOceanography 606 $aHuman rights 606 $aEnvironmental sciences 606 $aInternational environmental law 606 $aPublic International Law $3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/R19000 606 $aClimate Change Management and Policy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/314000 606 $aOceanography$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/G25005 606 $aHuman Rights$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/R19020 606 $aEnvironmental Science and Engineering$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/G37000 606 $aInternational Environmental Law$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/R19070 615 0$aPublic international law. 615 0$aClimate change. 615 0$aOceanography. 615 0$aHuman rights. 615 0$aEnvironmental sciences. 615 0$aInternational environmental law. 615 14$aPublic International Law . 615 24$aClimate Change Management and Policy. 615 24$aOceanography. 615 24$aHuman Rights. 615 24$aEnvironmental Science and Engineering. 615 24$aInternational Environmental Law. 676 $a551.45809142 700 $aYamamoto$b Lilian$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01225738 702 $aEsteban$b Miguel$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910484900203321 996 $aAtoll Island States and International Law$92845885 997 $aUNINA