Zou, Keyuan and Zhang, Lei (2020) Handling climate change for the East and South China Seas. In: Research Handbook on Climate Change, Oceans and Coasts. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 210-223. ISBN 9781788112239
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788112239.00018
Abstract
Climate change and its impacts pose potential a threat to islands and rocks in the East and South China Seas, and any change in such maritime geographic features will subsequently affect the existing boundary of maritime zones such as the territorial sea and exclusive economic zone of a coastal state. In the East and South China Seas, there has been a complex set of maritime disputes between/among the littoral states. Climate change will increase the complexity. Against this background, this chapter first illustrates the climate change implications for the marine governance regimes with respect to maritime boundaries, its impact on marine resources and the potential risks of mitigation measures to the marine environment. It then views climate change from the perspective of the law of the sea, specifically the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 1972 London Convention together with its 1996 London Protocol to see whether these legal instruments are applicable to the issues arising from climate change. As climate change represents a common threat to human societies, the widest possible cooperation by all countries at global, regional and national levels is essential. This chapter thus looks at the current regional cooperation for both the East and South China Seas to see whether there are achievements and remaining gaps.
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