Climate Change Impact , Human Rights, and Social Justice-An Appraisal

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Climate change is still making a detrimental global impact leading to unprecedented heatwaves, scary storms, floods, widespread water shortages, health problems and the extinction of a million species of plants and animals. In view of the urgency and complexity of climate change, it is imperative to develop a comprehensive action plan including all sectors of economy to prevent the causes of this crisis and devise suitable mitigation and adaptation polices. Climate change continue to threatens the effective enjoyment of a range of human rights including those to life, water and sanitation, food, health, housing, self-determination, education, culture and development. It also disproportionately impacts poor and the vulnerable people in both low and high-income countries. It is imperative to apply a rights-based approach which clarifies the obligations of governments and businesses, catalyses ambitious action, highlights the plight of the poorest and the most vulnerable, and empowers people to get involved in designing and implementing appropriate solutions.

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