Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
University of the South Pacific (USP) School of Law
Publication Year:
2015
Publication Place
Suva, Fiji
Physical Description:
various : ill. (non. col.) ;
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
40091
Legacy PEIN ID:
80140
General Notes
Online only|Articles:|Human rights and climate change Law: added value to Pacific island states|Ensuring consistency with existing international law of another climate change agreement|Could Vanuatu claim reparations under International law for damages sustained from cyclone Pam?|A breach of fundamental human rights as the legal basis for reparations for climate change damages and injuries under international law: case study of Ha'apai islands (Tonga) following Cyclone Ian|Health and our shared responsibility to deal with climate change: a WHO perspective
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Subject Heading(s)
Journal of South Pacific Law Vol. 2015, No. 1 SPECIAL ISSUE
Climatic changes - Oceania
Human rights - Oceania
Abstract
Climate change is often referred to as the defining challenge of our time, and it is well known that Pacific Island States are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Indeed, these adverse effects are already very tangible for most communities across the region. Coastal features are visibly changing, with rising sea-levels, higher king tides and storm surges, saltwater intrusion and changing weather patterns posing an increasing threat to the livelihoods of Pacific Island communities. The threats are amplified by extreme weather events becoming more intense and more damaging as a result of climate change, with Cyclone Pam recently causing loss of human life and catastrophic damage in Vanuatu, and to a lesser extent in the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati. 2 While communities and governmentsassisted by regional, international and nongovernmental organizationsare proactively building resilience and adapting to climate change, there is a real risk of much more severe and damaging impacts materializing in the coming decades.3 The threats are so severe that most, if not all, Pacific Island States face the threat of losing some or all of their habitable territory as a result of climate change, with related risks of the loss of traditional livelihoods and large-scale involuntary displacement
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
University of the South Pacific (USP) School of Law
Publication Year:
2015
Publication Place
Suva, Fiji
Physical Description:
various : ill. (non. col.) ;
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
40091
Legacy PEIN ID:
80140
General Notes
Online only|Articles:|Human rights and climate change Law: added value to Pacific island states|Ensuring consistency with existing international law of another climate change agreement|Could Vanuatu claim reparations under International law for damages sustained from cyclone Pam?|A breach of fundamental human rights as the legal basis for reparations for climate change damages and injuries under international law: case study of Ha'apai islands (Tonga) following Cyclone Ian|Health and our shared responsibility to deal with climate change: a WHO perspective
Record Created: 12-Jan-2015
Record Modified: 20-Sep-2022