This book addresses the impact of climate change on human rights, particularly vulnerable populations such as people in the developing world, children, and Indigenous communities. Additionally, this book proposes the application of the human security paradigm as an essential approach for addressing human rights issues, including its impact on climate change. The human security paradigm is a people-centered approach to addressing climate change. By focusing on people, human security provides a framework for protecting human rights from the impact of climate change. With contributions from experts in climate policy, international relations, and human rights, this book provides a groundbreaking examination to the intersection of climate change, human rights, and human security.

Authors are all respected experts and commentators on climate change from a diverse range of countries. Addresses issues of climate change through the paradigm of human rights and development Invaluable resource for organisations establishing programs and taking action to address climate change

Autorentext

Luthfi Dhofier is a climate researcher and the President of the Canadian International Council Vancouver, a Canadian organization that provides a platform for dialogue on international affairs. He is the co-author of Understanding Human Security and Climate Change (Edward Elgar, 2024) and multiple articles on climate policy and international affairs.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Fairness and Human Rights Challenges of the Global Net-Zero Target.- Chapter 3: Thawing Frost-Bound Alliances: Climate Security in the Arctic Amid Sino-Russia Cooperation.- Chapter 4: Circular Economy: Restoring Planetary Health and Ensuring Livelihoods and Human Security.- Chapter 5: Climate Change, Human Rights, and Human Security in Thailand.- Chapter 6: The Importance of a Human Security Perspective in Mediating Climate Change Impacts on Fisheries.- Chapter 7: The Challenge of Climate Change on Mental Health, Human Rights, and Human Security.- Chapter 8: Protecting Children from Natural Disaster Impact: The Role of Social Protection in Managing Disaster Risk and Climate Change Adaptation in Thailand.- Chapter 9: Sovereign Sustainability.- Chapter 10: Small States, Big Impacts: Protecting the Human Rights of SIDS against the Climate Crisis.- Chapter 11: Conclusion.