Devendraraj Madhanagopal (Ph.D.) is an Assistant Professor (II) in the School of Sustainability at XIM University (Odisha, India). He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (Mumbai, India). He is the recipient of several international travel grants and fellowships. His works appear in Environment, Development and Sustainability and Metropolitics journals. He is the corresponding editor of the following edited books: Environmental, Climate, and Social Justice: Perspectives and Practices from the Global South (2022) and Social Work and Climate Justice: International Perspectives (forthcoming, Routledge).

Salim Momtaz (Ph.D.) is an Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He teaches in the area of Sustainable Resource Management. He received his BSc and MSc degrees in Geography from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He did a Ph.D. in Development Studies from the University of London under a Commonwealth Scholarship. His academic careers spans over 35 years. He published 13 books, 8 book chapters, and many articles in international journals. He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Netherlands Government Research Organization, between 2007 and 2010; currently, he is serving the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) as an Expert Evaluator.

1. The social and political dimensions of climate change: Focus on South and Southeast Asia

Part I: The multiple challenges of climate change and risks

2. "Those who makes an enemy of the earth makes an enemy of themselves": Climate Change and Human Activities from a South and Southeast Asian Perspective
3. Post-cyclone Livelihood Strategies and Security Status of Coastal Households in Bangladesh: An Empirical Study
4. Community Perceptions of Climate Change Governance Practices: A Case Study of Hatiya Subdistrict, Bangladesh
5. Gender, Climate Justice, and (Un)Sustainable Development in Indonesia

Part II: Responding to climate change: Sociopolitical underpinnings of multiple actors and institutions

6. The resilience of Fisheries Households to Climate Shock in Tam Giang - Cau Hai lagoon, Vietnam
7. Relocation as a climate change risk-reduction strategy: Socio-political insights from Sri Lanka
8. Does local politics have relevance to the local climate action programs in India and Bangladesh? Review and Discussion
9. Communication tools to tackle cascading effects of climate change: Evidence from Eastern Bihar, India
10. Climate Change Communication in Kolkata: Applying Communication Theories to Address Climate Change Displacement

Part III: Power and Politics of climate change: Focusing on strategies and policies

11. Climate Change and the Government Conundrum in Bhutan
12. Localized policy responses for climate change and developmental complications: Discussions from three coastal regions of India
13. A "Coral State." Socio-political implications of the reefs' crises in the Maldives
14. Polycentricity is a framework for understanding India's climate policy

This book, focuses on South and Southeast Asia, upgrades our understanding of the influence of multiple sociopolitical and governance factors on climate change and risks. It argues that the real solutions to climate change problems lie in societies, governance systems, non-state actors, and the power and politics underpinning these systems.