It is mainly the inhabitants of the global South who suffer from the effects of climate change. They are faced with the destruction of their living space and the violation of their human rights. At the same time, existing human rights standards offer the possibility of establishing points of reference during international climate negotiations to address such questions as adjustment programs designed to confront the effects of climate change, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, technology transfers, and the future of development. As a frame of reference, human rights standards can serve to accurately evaluate policies and to pinpoint their failures, particularly regarding how these policies affect the world
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/climate-change-violates-human-rights
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/theodor-rathgeber
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/heinrich-boll-foundation
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/development
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/technology-transfer
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/human-rights
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asia
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-america
