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The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of the United Nations (UN) and regional collaboration in tackling climate change and environmental security in East Asia. East Asia plays critical roles in both climate change mitigation and adaptation. In order to seek environmental sustainability, the aspect of so-called planetary boundaries also should be taken into consideration, by assessing the thresholds of climate change, biodiversity loss, nitrogen cycle, and others. However, compared to the active economic regional integration, transboundary cooperation in environmental management is rather weak. Despite the regional environmental agreements, the actual implementation and the impacts are quite limited. In East Asia, regional environmental initiatives did not evolve into formal institutions. Cases of the Montreal Protocol and Mekong River transboundary management are examined to draw concrete lessons for effective regional frameworks. Elements for success are to embrace scientific rigor and flexible legal framework for implementation, trade provisions, give support to developing countries through multilateral processes, including the UN and the broader framework for cooperation, including not only the environment, but also socio and economic bargaining. The participation of the super powers in the agreement is also crucial. The environmental concerns should be reflected in the existing regional trade and economic frameworks in the region.

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Abstract
 I. Introduction
 II. Climate Change and Other Environmental Degradation in the World
  1. Observed climate change and its drivers in the world
  2. The well-being of the Planet and the human activities
 III. International and Regional Framework for Environmental Security and Growth
  1. UN as the international regime to conserve the natural resources and theenvironment
  2. Gaps of international frameworks and efforts
 IV. Environmental Security and Growth in East Asia
  1. Climate change and economic growth in East Asia
  2. Environmental agreements & institutions in East Asia
  3. Regional integration in East Asia compared to Europe
 V. Lessons from Good Practices on International and Regional Environmental Cooperation and Regimes
  1. Security threats in East Asia pertaining to the environment
  2. The Montreal Protocol as a most successful multilateral environmental agreement
  3. Regional collaborative relationships in the Mekong River basin
  4. Discussions
 VI. Conclusions
 References

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저자

• Miko Maekawa [ Hosei University, Japan ]

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간행물

표지보기 관심저널 등록

• 간행물명

  평화학연구 [THE JOURNAL OF PEACE STUDIES]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  1738-2580

• 수록기간

  2004~2024

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 340 DDC 320