Impact Of Climate Change On Human Rights Of Indigenous People In India
- IJLLR Journal
- Feb 14
- 1 min read
Dr. Archana K., Assistant Professor of Law, Karnataka State Law University’s Law School Navanagar, Hubballi
ABSTRACT
Climate change threatens the existing way of human life, it substantially affects basic rights of the individuals such as, violation of right to life including right to water, food, healthy environment etc. Nations have an affirmative obligation to take effective measures to prevent and redress the impacts of climate change, and to mitigate such negative impacts on the human rights and to ensure that all human beings have the necessary capacity to adapt to the climate crisis. While the nations have the obligation to protect the human rights of the people, they have to strive for developing effective measures to combat the adverse effects of climate change. Climate change directly impacts the human rights of the indigenous people, because of their total dependence upon the environment and its resources. Although some initiatives are made at the national and international level to combat climate change and also to protect the human rights of the people separately, the international initiatives on climate change about human rights of people, especially the indigenous people. Though Indian legislative framework recognised the rights of indigenous people, there are no express provisions relating to remedial measures provided to the indigenous people for deprival of their human rights due to climate change crises. In his background, this paper analyses the issue of climate change and its impact on indigenous people from a human rights perspective and examines the links between the environmental challenges and the issue of justice to indigenous people of India.
Keywords: Climate Change, Human Rights, Indigenous People, and Constitution of India.
