Publication: IISD Publication Center : Social License, Climate Change and Energy (Nov 2013)

IISD Publications Centre

Social License, Climate Change and Energy (Speech)

» Scott Vaughan, IISD, 2013.Paper, 5 pages, copyright: IISD

In this speech to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, IISD President Scott Vaughan discusses social license, climate change and trade issues. Ottawa, October 2013.

download and more information: http://www.iisd.org/publications/pub.aspx?pno=2863

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Book: Routledge International Handbook of Social and Environmental Change (18 Nov 2013)

Routledge International Handbook of Social and Environmental Change

Edited by Stewart Lockie, David A. Sonnenfeld, Dana R. Fisher

Routledge – 2014 – 344 pages

Series: Routledge International Handbooks

Today, the risks associated with global environmental change and the dangers of extreme climatic and geological events remind us of humanity’s dependence on favourable environmental conditions. Our relationships with the landscapes and ecologies that we are a part of, the plants and animals that we share them with, and the natural resources that we extract, lie at the heart of contemporary social and political debates. It is no longer possible to understand key social scientific concerns without at the same time also understanding contemporary patterns of ecosystem change.

The Routledge International Handbook of Social and Environmental Change reviews the major ways in which social scientists are conceptualizing more integrated perspectives on society and nature, from the global to local levels. The chapters in this volume, by international experts from a variety of disciplines, explore the challenges, contradictions and consequences of social–ecological change, along with the uncertainties and governance dilemmas they create. The contributions are based around the themes of:

• Climate change, energy, and adaptation
• Urban environmental change and governance
• Risk, uncertainty and social learning
• (Re)assembling social-ecological systems

With case studies from sectors across both developed and developing worlds, the Handbookillustrates the inter-connectedness of ecosystem health, natural resource condition, livelihood security, social justice and development. It will be of interest for students and scholars across the social sciences and natural sciences, as well as to those interested and engaged in environmental policy at all levels

for more information: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415782791/

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Publication:Social Protection Index Brief: Social Assistance Programs in Asia and the Pacific (15 Nov 2013)

Social Protection Index Brief: Social Assistance Programs in Asia and the Pacific

Date:	October 2013
Type:	Papers and Briefs
Subject:	Social development and protection
Series:	ADB Briefs
ISBN:	97

Description

This policy brief examines the six major subcomponents of social assistance and draws out policy lessons based on comprehensive data for 35 countries in the region.

Key points

• Social assistance accounts for only 36% of total expenditures on social protection in Asia and the Pacific but benefits 58% of total target beneficiaries.
• Social transfers and child welfare comprise two-thirds of social assistance spending.
• Although cash transfers are gaining popularity in Asia and the Pacific, they should not be considered the centerpiece of national social protection systems.
• While social assistance programs will remain relevant for the poorest and disadvantaged groups, they cannot address all problems associated with poverty and vulnerability.
• Disaster relief is another form of social assistance that has increased in importance due to rising vulnerabilities brought about by natural shocks, including those associated with climate change

more information: http://www.adb.org/publications/social-protection-index-brief-social-assistance-programs-asia-and-pacific

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