Provides a comprehensive description and discussion of the complex and interactive phenomena of climate related global change in the Asia Pacific region. The book addresses the current state of knowledge from the fields of climate science, environmental science, sociology, technology development, public health, and security policy with a look at issues of governance that are central to managing the impacts of climate change on human and national security. The book draws upon these multiple fields of knowledge to consider strategies for mitigating and adapting to those impacts.