This open access book explores climate change impacts adaptation and mitigation in Central
Asia and discusses policy options for the Central Asian governments. To address the urgent need
for local scholarship on climate change in Central Asia and in particular the need for more
research by social scientists this book features a wide range of contributions on climate
change impacts adaptation and mitigation in the region. Each chapter makes an important
contribution to social science scholarship on climate change and decarbonization in Central
Asia. Topics include decarbonization opportunities carbon pricing instruments the
geo-economics of the energy transition the relationship between human mobility and climate
change. The book thus offers valuable insights for both academics and policymakers.
