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Environmental Change, Human Security, and Regional Governance: The Case of the Hindu Kush/Himalaya Region

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  • Richard Matthew

    (Richard A. Matthew is Professor in the Schools of Social Ecology and Social Science at the University of California at Irvine, and Founding Director of the Center for Unconventional Security Affairs.)

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This article asks whether institutions and processes for regional environmental governance can be introduced or, where they already exist, be strengthened to be more effective along three key dimensions: managing environmental stressors, coordinating the adaptation and mitigation strategies required at various scales of social organization, and establishing better early warning, response and recovery systems. These dimensions are analysed through an examination of the challenges facing the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region that affect all of the region of South Asia. In terms of both human and national security, regional environmental governance holds great promise, but effective governance institutions and processes (either hegemonic or democratic) would be extremely difficult to create. © 2012 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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  • Richard Matthew, 2012. "Environmental Change, Human Security, and Regional Governance: The Case of the Hindu Kush/Himalaya Region," Global Environmental Politics, MIT Press, vol. 12(3), pages 100-118, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:glenvp:v:12:y:2012:i:3:p:100-118
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    Cited by:

    1. Ahmad Mohd Khalid, 2022. "Developmental Success and the Sustainability Challenge in a Mountain Region: Case of Himachal Pradesh in India," Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation, Macrothink Institute, Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation, vol. 9(1), pages 1-47, December.
    2. Ahmad Mohd Khalid, 2022. "Developmental Success and the Sustainability Challenge in a Mountain Region: Case of Himachal Pradesh in India," International Journal of Regional Development, Macrothink Institute, vol. 9(1), pages 1-47, December.
    3. François Gemenne & Jon Barnett & W. Adger & Geoffrey Dabelko, 2014. "Climate and security: evidence, emerging risks, and a new agenda," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 123(1), pages 1-9, March.

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    Keywords

    regional environmental governance; environmental change; human security; Hindu Kush-Himalaya region;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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