Browsing by Subject "Climate Change"

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Climate Change, Poverty and Human Rights: An Emergence without Precedent
(University of North Bengal, 2020-03) Chatterjee, Chandrani
Laws and institutions for the defense of human rights must rapidly evolve to the new reality of climate change. When vulnerable communities have tried to use human rights law to defend their rights and seek climate justice, important weaknesses in human rights law have been revealed. It is almost impossible for populations in poor countries to identify and pursue channels of justice, to have their cases heard, or to prove responsibility.
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Is it possible to create a Zero-Waste Environment in West Bengal?
(University of North Bengal, 2019-09) Saha, Monalisa
The author in this paper has done a holistic study on the waste management system in urban locales in India, especially the one in place in the state of West Bengal. Her study is premised on her hypothesis that the existing environmental regulatory system in India is not keeping pace with rapid urbanisation which in turn has been negatively impacting the health of all living beings in the era of Climate Change. She begins by defining urbanisation and explaining how there are many ill-impacts of this phenomenon, but that she would limit her scope to the study of Urban Waste Management System in the state of West Bengal, India. Her primary focus in this paper has been on the way waste is handled once it is generated in West Bengal, but she emphasises that the focus should ideally shift to reduction of waste or adapting to zero waste habits soon. For this purpose, she has studied elaborately contemporary practices employed by non-governmental entities who have worked in preventing and managing waste beyond their legal duties and outside the scope of supervision of the government. She offers in her conclusion that if appropriate modifications are made in the legal regulatory framework the face of waste management in the state of West Bengal can alter substantially.
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Recognising the social and cultural rights of the climate refugees: a case study of the Sundarban Delta (West Bengal, India)
(University of North Bengal, 2022-09) Banerjee, Mrinalini; Shanthakumar, S
Climate change is now a global challenge and climate refugees are one of the prime stakeholders to who face the brunt of it. Apart from being legally unrecognized, the climate refugees are also socially and culturally affected from their untimely displacement. While analysing the international human rights conventions/ treaties, the authors have established how these conventions/treaties can be interpreted for protecting the social and cultural rights of the climate refugees. This article also focuses on exploring ways to safeguard the human rights of people affected during such times of crisis. The article further elaborates on this issue by narrating a case study of the climate refugees residing in the Sundarban Delta (West Bengal, India).
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Tracing the “Common but Differentiated Responsibilities” (CBDR) principle under climate change regime
(University of North Bengal, 2022-09) Singh, Siddharth
Differentiation has always been a central yet controversial aspect of the climate change regime. It has always remained a cause of deadlocks among the state parties during the negotiations. Countries understood that climate change is a global problem. However, not all nations are equally capable of addressing this menace. Developing and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) requires assistance and time to prepare themselves for the mitigation and adaptation measures. To balance this difference among the countries, the United Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) adopted a principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR). CBDR is an equitable principle that held developed countries accountable for their historical responsibilities while addressing the special needs of the other part of the world. Within twenty-eight years, the CBDR principle has transformed from an authoritarian Kyoto model to a self-differentiation Paris model. Several experts consider this principle to have diluted with its adoption under the latest climate instrument. It was found that the objectives of this principle are yet not achieved. This principle still needs to be applied appropriately to address the concerns of vulnerable countries that are regularly struggling with the threats of climate emergency.