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The fragmentation of global climate governance: consequences and management of regime interactions / Harro van Asselt, Stockholm Environment Institute. Edward Elgar, April 2014, 360 p. - 145 $http://www.e-elgar.co.uk/bookentry_main.lasso?currency=US&#38;id=15327The first chapter of the book is available for FREE herePresentation (© SEI) :How do the different international institutions addressing climate change interact? What are the actual and potential synergies and conflicts? What are the most effective strategies to manage institutional interplay? This book examines those questions, with detailed case studies.The fragmented state of global climate governance poses major challenges to policymakers and scholars alike. Through an in-depth examination of regime interactions between the international climate regime and three other regimes (on clean technology, biodiversity and international trade), this book provides novel and timely insights into the various consequences of regime interactions. It also offers a critical discussion of the potential for legal techniques and institutional coordination to foster synergies and mitigate conflicts between regimes in the area of climate change... read more