Energy and Environmental Security in Developing Countries (Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications)

This book presents a comprehensive account of the energy and environmental security perspectives of the developing countries. To address the subject comprehensively, it covers four geographically diverse clusters of developing countries from across the world. The regions particularly focused on are: South Asia, South East Asia, Sub Sahara Africa, and Latin America. It is a valuable contribution to the debate, and policy and research activities around the subjects of energy and environmental security in the developing countries and beyond.

The book covers the interwoven subjects of energy security and environmental security in the context of developing countries for the first time. It discusses the latest dimensions, challenges, and solutions around taking into account technical, economic, social, and policy perspectives. It incorporates up-to-date data, case studies, and comparative assessment.

This edited book has contributions from established as well as emerging scholars from around the world. It benefits a wide range of stakeholders from the fields of energy, environment, and sustainable development. It is of help to academics, researchers, and analysts in these fields besides having appeal for policymakers, and national and international developmental organizations. It also helps developing countries to learn from each other’s experiences.

Dr. Muhammad Asif is Professor at the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. He has completed his Ph.D. in Applied Energy Engineering from Edinburgh Napier University in 2002. Dr. Asif is also a certified Chartered Engineer (UK), Certified Energy Manager (AEE, USA), Member of the Energy Institute (UK) and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK). He sits on several international energy forums including the accreditation panel of the Energy Institute. His areas of research interests include renewable energy, energy policy, sustainable development and life cycle assessment. He has authored over 100 research publications. He has extensively worked on energy issues faced by South Asian countries, in particular, by Pakistan and India. He has also authored a book “Energy Crisis in Pakistan: Origins, Challenges and Pakistan”, published by Oxford University Press in 2011. His co-edited book ‘Dynamics of Energy, Environment and Economy: A Sustainability Perspective’ is due to be published by Springer in November 2019. He has thus far led research projects worth £14 million. His work has been referred to in various European policy documents and directives. He has provided consultancy services to a number of prominent international organizations including European Commission, Nor-Dan (Norway) and BAE Systems (UK). He has conducted teaching and training activities in Austria, Finland, Germany, Oman, Pakistan, Spain and Turkey.