Here are a few terms that link climate change, social justice & human rights! They will be useful in the #UPSC Exam, especially in GS-3!
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“Climate change is deeply intertwined with global patterns of inequality.The most vulnerable are often also disproportionately impacted by measures to address climate change.”
World Bank
World Bank
1. Environmental racism:
•It was African American civil rights leader Benjamin Chavis who coined the term “environmental racism” in 1982.
• He described it as “racial discrimination in environmental policy-making,the enforcement of regulations & laws, ⬇️
•It was African American civil rights leader Benjamin Chavis who coined the term “environmental racism” in 1982.
• He described it as “racial discrimination in environmental policy-making,the enforcement of regulations & laws, ⬇️
the deliberate targeting of communities of colour for toxic waste facilities
•the official sanctioning of the life-threatening presence of poisons & pollutants in our communities
•& the history of excluding people of colour from leadership of the ecology movements”.
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•the official sanctioning of the life-threatening presence of poisons & pollutants in our communities
•& the history of excluding people of colour from leadership of the ecology movements”.
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• Dr Robert Bullard, the “father of environmental justice”, found “race to be more important than socioeconomic status in predicting the location of the nation’s commercial hazardous waste facilities”.
2. Equity-centered climate policy
• It refers to policies that ensure that the benefits of climate action are shared equitably & that the burdens of climate change are not disproportionately borne by marginalized communities.
• It refers to policies that ensure that the benefits of climate action are shared equitably & that the burdens of climate change are not disproportionately borne by marginalized communities.
3. Community-led adaptation:
• It refers to local communities taking the lead in identifying, planning, & implementing adaptation strategies that work for them.
• It refers to local communities taking the lead in identifying, planning, & implementing adaptation strategies that work for them.
4. Climate justice:
• It refers to the idea that those who have contributed the least to climate change are disproportionately affected by its impacts
• therefore they have a right to a fair share of the resources & opportunities needed to address it.
• It refers to the idea that those who have contributed the least to climate change are disproportionately affected by its impacts
• therefore they have a right to a fair share of the resources & opportunities needed to address it.
5. Just transition:
•It refers to the idea of ensuring that the transition to a low-carbon economy is fair & equitable for all, particularly for marginalized communities and workers in industries that may be affected.
•It refers to the idea of ensuring that the transition to a low-carbon economy is fair & equitable for all, particularly for marginalized communities and workers in industries that may be affected.
6. Climate migrants or Climate Refugees:
•It refers to people who are forced to move because of climate change-related events such as sea level rise, droughts, & extreme weather events.
•It refers to people who are forced to move because of climate change-related events such as sea level rise, droughts, & extreme weather events.
7. Intergenerational equity:
• It refers to the idea that the current generation should not overburden future generations with the impacts of climate change
• Instead, they should take actions to safeguard the planet for future generations.
• It refers to the idea that the current generation should not overburden future generations with the impacts of climate change
• Instead, they should take actions to safeguard the planet for future generations.
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