About the Book

This book explores its transformation across three key dimensions: theory to practice, tools and actors, and governance, analyzing emerging trends and future challenges.

Book Synopsis

Climate diplomacy is one of the main priorities in agenda setting of actors in international relations. Scope and aims of climate diplomacy has been under transformation, which evolved, to multidisciplinary as its nature to respond to multidimensional challenges. In this respect, Climate Diplomacy at the Crossroads: A Multidisciplinary Perspective will offer fresh insight to understand how climate diplomacy is changed and will change in light of advances and potential challenges under three dimensions that from theory to practice, tools and actors and governance.

Review Quotes

"Climate Diplomacy at the Crossroads is a moving and relevant reminder that the climate crisis is, more than anything, a human story. Suay Nilhan Açikalin clearly and compassionately shows that our shared future depends not only on science making new discoveries, but also on us being kind and fair to each other. This book encourages us to look beyond the statistics and see the people, their hopes and the communities involved. It is a call to act bravely and with good judgement to create a fairer and more sustainable world."
Ahmet Bagci, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye

"The increasing fragmentation of the world poses real challenges to climate diplomacy. This volume offers lots of alternative perspectives, at different levels, to show how climate governance can move forward nevertheless."
François Gemenne, HEC Paris

About the Author

Suay Nilhan Açikalin is an Associate Professor at Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University.