The Unequal Burden: Climate Change and Vulnerable Populations

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Author(s): Sini John (Christ Academy Institute of Law, Bengaluru, India)
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 22
Source title: Gender, Environment, and Human Rights: An Intersectional Exploration
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Swati Chakraborty (Concordia University, India)and Subrata S. Satapathy (Christ Academy Institute of Law, India)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-6069-9.ch018

Keywords: Environment & Agriculture / Environmental Science / Gender and Diversity / Information Science Reference

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Climate change disproportionately affects vulnerable people, exacerbates inequalities and threatens human rights. In this chapter the author has explores the complex interplay between climate change and human rights, focusing on rights to life, health, food, water, shelter and culture highlighting the challenges faced by Indigenous peoples, women, children and poor meet on climate change adaptation emphasis. The chapter discusses the role of international instruments such as the UNFCCC and human rights treaties in addressing these issues and explores the need to create stronger legal safeguards, greater public participation and focus on stronger groups to build a just and equitable future

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