Ethical issues in responding to climate change: a comparative studies between Lagos city, nigeria and Hanoi city, Vietnam

• Main Author: Azu, Anthony Anwani
• Other Authors: Nguyen, Ngoc Huy
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Biến đổi khí hậu; Đạo đức; Lagos; HaNoi; Nigeria; 363.73874
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/99914
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

In the recent years, the global challenge posed by climate change has received greater attention in many countries than before. Due the various campaign led by many climate activist like Greta Thunberg and others. There is a significant increase of awareness across the globe. This increased awareness prompted responses from the governments, international organizations, NGOs, researchers and policy makers towards addressing the issue. Responding to climate change involves two possible approaches; reducing and stabilizing the levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere (mitigation) and adjusting to cope with the already existing impacts (adaptation). Since the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), understanding of response options has increased, with improved knowledge of their benefits, costs and links to sustainable development. Adaptation can take a variety of approaches depending on its context in vulnerability reduction, disaster risk management or proactive adaptation planning. These include; Social, ecological asset and infrastructure development, Technological process optimization, Integrated natural resources management, Institutional, educational and behavioral change or reinforcement, Financial services, including risk transfer, Information systems to support early warning and proactive planning. In terms of mitigation a broad range of sectoral mitigation options is available that can reduce GHG emission intensity, improve energy intensity through enhancements of technology, behavior, production and resource efficiency and enable structural changes or changes in activity (IPCC AR4).