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2 Transnat'l L. & Contemp. Probs. 173 (1992)
Global Warming: A Pacific Perspective

handle is hein.journals/tlcp2 and id is 183 raw text is: GLOBAL WARMING: A Pacific Perspective Dr. Roger Blakeley* I. Introduction ...................................... 174 II. The Pacific Basin Region ............................ 176 III. South Pacific Climate Change ......................... 179 A. The Meteorology of the Region ...................... 179 B. Ocean W aters .................................. 180 C. Clim ate ....................................... 180 D. The El Niflo Phenomenon ......................... 180 E. Tropical Cyclones ................................ 181 F. Climate and Culture ............................. 182 G. Climate Modelling ............................... 182 H. Rise in Temperature ............................. 182 I. Rise in Sea Level ................................ 183 J. Summ ary ...................................... 184 IV. Climate Change Impacts ............................. 185 A. Social Context .................................. 185 1. Loss of Culture ............................... 186 2. Health Patterns .............................. 187 B. Biophysical Context .............................. 187 1. Freshwater Sources ........................... 188 2. Floods ...................................... 188 3. Droughts ................................... 188 4. Physical Damage ............................. 189 C. Economic Context ............................... 189 V. Policy Responses ................................... 189 A. South Pacific Forum Responses ..................... 189 B. New Zealand Responses ........................... 191 C. Australian Responses ............................. 193 D. Pacific Island Nation Responses ..................... 195 E. Summary of Policy Responses ...................... 199 VI. Research Programmes ............................... 199 VII. Conclusion ....................................... 201 ::: BE (Hons), MS (Stanford), PhD; Secretary for the Environment, New Zealand, Chairperson, OECD Environment Committee, 1989 to 1991, Member, Advisory Board, Climate Institute, Washington, DC. The author is very grateful for helpful comments from John Gilbert, and Judy Lawrence of Ministry for the Environment, New Zealand.

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