The Centre for Environment Education seeks to bring innovative strategies for environmentally sound decision-making to the notice of policy-makers, planners and the general public. CEE's Environment and Development book series provides access to the viewpoints of development theorists and practitioners from diverse fields of natural resource management. All manuscripts published under the series undergo an intensive value addition process which involves reviews by experts and peers. The authors also present at pre-publication workshops that critically evaluate the manuscript and provide valuable feedback which is then integrated into the manuscript. The books that come through this process therefore end up being more representative of thinking on policy issues and the process of their development also helps enliven the discussion on themes that they address.

The phenomenon of climate change and its impacts has gained significant attention from policy-makers in several countries across the globe. Interestingly debates are justifying the assessments of change and imperatives of mitigation and adaptation appear to be embroiled in diametrically opposite perceptions and even tend to tag a few preventive measures as exaggerated responses. The need for empirical evidences to guide rational decision-making cannot be overemphasized in this context. The need for a cautious approach in interpreting observations and decision-making pathways is strongly articulated in several for a including the National Communication initiative. This considers the need to integrate the precautionary approach, lest some signals of change be delegated as insignificant.