Environmental Justice and Globalization: Putting a Focus on Indigenous Peoples and Local Community Rights and Perspectives DOI Creative Commons
Álvaro Augusto Sanabria-Rangel

Published: Feb. 23, 2024

The right to participate in matters of local importance for communities as well Indigenous Peoples are increasingly recognized. This chapter analyses the continuous existence deterrents environmental justice from perspective social leaders who have worked defence and rights Colombia, Peru Chile. argues that community interests relegated a consequence notions development solely based on economic growth. lack proper balance between market-driven vision with perspectives is manifested different obstacles effective participation could also be explained by post-colonial dynamics. research identifies seven particular defenders face make their voices heard, namely: total denial binding mechanisms participation, information transparency surrounding projects significant impact environments, unwillingness State actors supervise extractive industries, access justice, recognition authorities, representatives, deception agreements mining companies bureaucratic practices judicial persecution, stigmatization threats lives leaders.

Language: Английский

Climate change and human security in coastal regions DOI Creative Commons
Jan Petzold, Jürgen Scheffran

Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract Climate change has been recognised as a major concern in coastal hotspots exposed to multiple climate hazards under regionally specific characteristics of vulnerability. We review the emerging research and current trends academic literature on risk adaptation from human security perspective. The ecological socioeconomic developments are analysed for key areas, including infrastructure; water, food fisheries; health; mobility; conflict, taking different geographical contexts areas islands, megacities deltas into consideration. Compounding cascading interactions require integrative policy approaches address growing complexity. Governance mechanisms focus management adaptation, nature-based solutions community-based considering their synergies trade-offs. This perspective allows holistic view risks vicious circles societal instability systems interconnectedness dimensions necessary sustainable transformative most affected hotspots.

Language: Английский

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International Law Application to Transboundary Pollution: Solutions to Mitigate Mining Contamination in the Elk–Kootenai River Watershed DOI Creative Commons
Kieran Simpson, Ben R. Collison

Published: Feb. 23, 2024

The Elk Valley is home to five of the six largest mines in British Columbia, with ongoing plans for further expansion. These headwater coal have contributed selenium pollution freshwater ecosystems transboundary – Kootenai River watershed, evidenced part by $60 million fine imposed on Teck Resources Ltd. under Canada’s Fisheries Act 2021 ‘deposit deleterious substances’. Indigenous communities, including Ktunaxa Nation, and various other organizations both sides border, alongside governments United States, been calling higher standards mining control originating Canada International Joint Commission make recommendations this issue. Two agreements exist between countries that may be relevant here, Boundary Waters Treaty (1909) Columbia (1964). In chapter, these describing potential role are analyzed, along outlining current process organization resolve ongoing, hot-button examples from case law international pertaining used formulate a two-part conclusion form (1) short-term solution effectively communicate facilitate resolution Kootenay watershed; (2) long-term settle future disagreements regarding States.

Language: Английский

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Ukrainian Reform of State Power Decentralization as a Way to Sustainable Development: Ecological and Legal Aspects DOI Creative Commons
Olena Zaiets, Тетяна Коваленко,

Tetiana Shokha

et al.

Published: Feb. 23, 2024

The strategic vision of sustainable development for Ukraine is based on ensuring national interests and accomplishing international commitments proceeding to development. Sustainable involves decentralization implementation regional policy, which a harmonious combination regarding ecology. This article aims identify analyze environmental legal components the power in as means provisions. main focus ecological placed land resources. due peculiarities system law (natural resource regulations) Ukraine. highlights additional areas decentralization. It analyzes legislation practice its sphere natural resources reallocation, territorial communities’ demarcation, their planning process. roles cadasters, registers, electronic databases maintaining successful are analyzed. perspectives control also outlined. status financial redistribution process highlighted along with ways subsequent improvement. conclusion suggests improvement accomplish reform.

Language: Английский

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Traditional knowledge for climate resilience in the Pacific Islands DOI Creative Commons
Patrick D. Nunn, Roselyn Kumar, Hannah Barrowman

et al.

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(4)

Published: March 8, 2024

Abstract Pacific Islands, many relatively remote and small, have been occupied by people for more than 3000 years during which time they experienced climate‐driven environmental changes (both slow rapid onset) that challenged human survival led to the evolution of place‐based coping strategies expressed through traditional knowledge (TK). In today's globalized Islands region, into western worldviews global adaptation made significant inroads, most plans with climate‐changed futures are founded in science‐based understandings world undervalue sideline TK. Many such proved difficult implement as a consequence. This paper reviews nature extant TK climate change, something includes anticipating change (including variability extremes) well ancillary associated food water security, ecological knowledge, conservation, settlement house construction represent strategies. Much this can be demonstrated being effective precedents other (traditional) contexts compelling plausible scientific basis. study demonstrates has value and, especially because its nature, should central future climate‐change enhance their uptake, effectiveness sustainability. To end, proposes specific ways forward optimize utility ensure it realistic role sustaining Island communities future. article is categorized under: Climate, History, Society, Culture > Ideas Knowledge Paleoclimates Current Trends Modern Climate Change Assessing Impacts Observed

Language: Английский

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Ten new insights in climate science 2022 DOI Creative Commons
Maria A. Martin, Emmanuel Amoah Boakye, Emily Boyd

et al.

Global Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 5

Published: Jan. 1, 2022

Non-technical summary We summarize what we assess as the past year's most important findings within climate change research: limits to adaptation, vulnerability hotspots, new threats coming from climate–health nexus, (im)mobility and security, sustainable practices for land use finance, losses damages, inclusive societal decisions ways overcome structural barriers accelerate mitigation limit global warming below 2°C. Technical synthesize 10 topics research where there have been significant advances or emerging scientific consensus since January 2021. The selection of these insights was based on input an international open call with broad disciplinary scope. Findings concern: (1) aspects soft hard adaptation; (2) emergence regional hotspots impacts human vulnerability; (3) horizon – some involving plants animals; (4) need anticipatory action; (5) security climate; (6) management a prerequisite land-based solutions; (7) finance in private sector political guidance; (8) urgent planetary imperative addressing damages; (9) choices climate-resilient development (10) how Social media Science has evidence them avoid adaptation across multiple fields.

Language: Английский

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Research agenda for the loss and damage fund DOI
Olivia Serdeczny, Tabea Lissner

Nature Climate Change, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(5), P. 412 - 412

Published: March 30, 2023

Language: Английский

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Acting on climate change-driven incommensurable loss DOI
Daniel Puig

Climate and Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 10

Published: Feb. 19, 2025

Language: Английский

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Understanding cultural losses and damages induced by climate change in the Pacific region: evidence from Fiji DOI Creative Commons
Tsegaye T. Gatiso, Suzie Greenhalgh, Isoa Korovulavula

et al.

Climate Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 17

Published: April 9, 2025

Language: Английский

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Cascading loss and loss risk multipliers amid a changing climate in the Pacific Islands DOI Open Access
Ross Westoby, Rachel Clissold, Karen E. McNamara

et al.

AMBIO, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 51(5), P. 1239 - 1246

Published: Oct. 20, 2021

Language: Английский

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Addressing unavoidable climate change loss and damage: A case study from Fiji’s sugar industry DOI Creative Commons
Moleen Monita Nand, Douglas K. Bardsley, Jungho Suh

et al.

Climatic Change, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 176(3)

Published: Feb. 22, 2023

Abstract Climate change loss and damage (L&D) presents an existential threat to the Fiji Islands. This case study examines how rural Indo-Fijian sugarcane farming communities face challenges in minimising, averting, addressing L&D from cyclones. In-depth semi-structured interviews ( n = 68) were conducted with 40 farmers two communities, Barotu Toko settlements Western Viti Levu, Fiji, 28 key stakeholders government ministries, academia, climate response services. Despite implementing adaptation measures, Fiji’s sugar industry has faced devastating frequent severe Much of crops, property, income was irreversible unavoidable. Non-economic (NELD) found insurmountable both field sites, including homes places worship, cascading flow-on effects as well heightening uncertainty, fear, trauma. Evidence suggests that L&D, NELD, is highly context specific, UNFCCC’s broad NELD categories do not fully capture at local level. The systematic documentation within vulnerable would improve understanding assist facilitate mobilisation immediate support action address countries lack capacities respond independently. paper recommends crucial policy interventions such livelihood diversification, integration disaster risk reduction adaptation, land tenure reforms, operationalisation Santiago Network for Loss Damage.

Language: Английский

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