Climate-Induced Impoverishment: Reviewing the SDG Goals through the Lens of Global Justice

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10.2991/978-2-38476-255-2_23How to use a DOI?

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Climate Change; Global Poverty; Impoverishment; Global Justice; Sustainable Development

Abstract

The Climate change currently is perhaps the extreme challenge to which the world is exposed. The impact of climate change is multi-layered and multi-dimensional adding to the poverty and vulnerability of the underdeveloped counties. As per the Global Climate Risk Index of 2021, the economically underprivileged countries of the world are most exposed to the damage produced by climate change. According to a World Bank report it is estimated that due to the ecological crisis over a hundred million people would be pushed towards extreme impoverishment by 2030. Thus, the issues of poverty and climate change are interlinked and cannot be dealt with separately. Climate change has added to the already existing global inequalities. The global south which is already in a position of disadvantage is further subjected to economic vulnerabilities due to the damaging effects of climate change. The mitigation model - based on carbon reduction and stabilization of greenhouse gases – seems inadequate to combat the detrimental consequences of climate change. In this time of grave environmental crisis, therefore, the focus of the international community should not only be confined to mitigating the dangers of climate change but must also focus on the reduction of the risks from the detrimental effects of climate to ensure that our societal and economical infrastructure is more resilient. Enhanced irrigation projects, improvised crop varieties, enhanced health facilities, and improved access to economic and telecommunications services etc., are some of the mechanisms through which it could be done. However, in their effort to develop an efficient resilience mechanism the underdeveloped countries face huge challenges in terms of access to technology and costs. Hence, it is the responsibility of the international community to not only assist underdeveloped countries to adapt by providing financial support and developing infrastructure but also ensure that climate justice does not threaten development and stability in those countries. In addition to that, there is also an added emphasis on facilitating the inclusion of underdeveloped countries in the policymaking process. The paper attempts to the role of climate change in aggravating global poverty. The task is undertaken in the background of international law and environmental law and their effectiveness in dealing with the nuanced but highly imminent challenges of climate-induced impoverishment. Finally, the paper attempts to critically evaluate the role of the international and regional institutions in effectively addressing the challenge of climate-induced impoverishment.

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AU  - Mitul Dutta
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/06/13
TI  - Climate-Induced Impoverishment: Reviewing the SDG Goals through the Lens of Global Justice
BT  - Proceedings of the NDIEAS-2024 International Symposium on New Dimensions and Ideas in Environmental Anthropology-2024 (NDIEAS 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 268
EP  - 281
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-255-2_23
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-255-2_23
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