Small Island Nations/Climate Change

[GreenLife Society]

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 pcis at igc.apc.org 

New Publication From the GreenLife Society - North American Chapter 


The GreenLife Society, formerly the Pacific Center For International 
Studies, announces publication of the 13th monograph in its International 
Environmental Law & Policy Occasional Paper Series (IELPOPS): 

"The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Future of 
Small Island States." =20 

Abstract 

While the specter of global warming looms as a foreboding prospect for 
virtually every nation in the world, the most catastrophic implications may 
be visited upon the world=92s small island nations.  The purpose of this= 
 paper 
is to assess the prospects for protecting the interests of small island 
nations vis-=E0-vis the international community=92s primary response to= 
 global 
warming: the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC). 
The paper includes a textual analysis of provisions of the FCCC germane to 
the interests of small island nations, the record of major greenhouse 
gas-emitting nations to date, as well as future projections, and suggestions 
on how small island nations can be spared the worse ramifications of climate 
change. 

Copies of the monograph are available for $15.00 apiece, which includes 
shipping and handling; overseas customers should add $2.00 for shipping. 
Orders may be placed by phone, fax or e-mail.  We will invoice academic 
institutions, government agencies and non-profit organizations.  For a 
complete list of the papers in our IELPOPS series, please contact us. 

GreenLife Society North America, 29 E. Wilson St., Suite 202, Madison, WI 
53703, (800) 210-9645 (phone), (608) 250-2622 (fax), e-mail:= 
 pcis at igc.apc.org. 
William C. Burns 					=09 
Director, GreenLife Society - North American Chapter=20 
700 Cragmont Ave. 
Berkeley, CA 94708 USA  =09 
Phone/Fax: (510) 558-0620				=09 
WWW site: http://nceet.snre.umich.edu/greenlife/index.html						
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GLSNA Affiliations: 

Union of Concerned Scientists, Sound Science Initiative 
The EarthAction Network 
The Galapagos Coalition 
Reseau International d'ONG sur la Desertification (RIOD) 
Accredited NGO Observer, International Whaling Commission 
European Social Science Fisheries Network 

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