Latin America in Times of Global Environmental Change (Latin American Studies Book Series The)

This volume discusses the challenges of Latin America in global environmental geopolitics. Written by leading experts, this book brings together Latin American research on global environmental change. They cover a range of topics such as climate change, water, forest and biodiversity conservation connected with science policies, public opinion, priorities of international funds, and international politics of Latin American countries. The book describes the discrepancy between the international priorities and the regional needs or country interests. It includes several case studies and analyses the cooperation in multilateral negotiations on climate change. It also offers a synthesis of debates around global environmental changes and Latin American politics, which the authors have previously promoted in different academic events in South America, including in Santiago de Chile in Chile, and Buenos Aires and Ushuaia in Argentina. This book assesses the environmental problems from different perspectives, highlights the scientific development in the environmental changes affecting Latin America and offers a new view on geopolitics to help face those issues. Specialist readers in international relations, political sciences, environmental sciences, geography and geopolitics will appreciate this up-to-date examination of Latin America and the global environmental change. Cristian Lorenzo is a Doctor in International Relations. He is a researcher at the Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientficas (CADIC) – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientficas y Tcnicas (CONICET) and a lecturer at the Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Preface.- Challenges of Latin America in the Global Environmental Geopolitics of the XXI Century (Fernando Estenssoro Saavedra).- Dilemmas and Opportunities of the South American Transboundary Basins and Integration (Ana Emrica Seitz).- Scientific Knowledge Regarding Natural Resources in South America: Conditioning Factors and Strategic Challenges for the Region (Rosina Soler).- Identity-based Cooperation in the Multilateral Negotiations on Climate Change: The Group of 7 and China (Mara del Pilar Bueno).- Public Concern on Climate Change: Taking Stock and Testing Hypotheses in Latin America (Patricio Yamin).- International Environmental Funds: Between Domestic Policies and the Foreign Relations of Argentina (Cristian Lorenzo).- Index.