Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Part I. Introduction
6. 1. Crucible for Survival: Earth, Rain, Fire, and Wind 3
7. 2. Securitizing the Indian Ocean Region: Concrete Entity and Geopolitical Imaginations 25
8. 3. The Post-Tsunami Indian Ocean Region: Emerging Perspectives on Environmental Security 44
9. 4. Coasts Under Pressure: Marine and Coastal Environmental Security in the Indian Ocean Context 61
10. Part II. Earth
11. 5. Earth Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Food, Fisheries, and Biodiversity 75
12. 6. Food and Environmental Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Interrogating the GM Doubly Green Revolution 87
13. 7. Plundered Waters: Somalia’s Maritime Resource Insecurity 102
14. 8. Responses and Resilience of Fisherfolks on the Tsunami Event in Southern Thailand 116
15. Part III. Rain
16. 9. The Essence of Life: Water Security in the Indian Ocean Region 133
17. 10. Mapping the Mekong Basin: Geopolitical Imaginations and Contestations 145
18. 11. Water Resources Development and Water Conflicts in Two Indian Ocean States 157
19. 12. Struggles for River Security: Movements Against Dams 171
20. Part IV. Fire
21. 13. Fire and Firepower: Energy Security in the Indian Ocean Region 187
22. 14. Issues of Energy Security and the Indian Ocean Region 199
23. 15. Gas Pipelines and Security in South and Southeast Asia: A Critical Perspective 210
24. 16. The Uranium Trade in the Indian Ocean Region 228
25. Part V. Wind
26. 17. Wind: Air Security in the Indian Ocean Region 243
27. 18. Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, and Development in Small Island States and Territories of the Indian Ocean 258
28. 19. Climate Security: An Australian Perspective 273
29. 20. Environmental Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Basin: A Comparative Analysis of the Indus Basin Treaty and the Malé Declaration 290
30. Part VI. Conclusion
31. 21. The Politics of Hope: Understanding Environmental Justice and Security in the Indian Ocean Region within a Post- Colonialist Frame 305
32. Notes on the Contributors 325
33. Index 329