TM19 | Climate change: What policies and actions for vulnerable and marginalised people?
Climate change: What policies and actions for vulnerable and marginalised people?
Convener: Pallavi Saxena | Co-conveners: Semeena Valiyaveetil Shamsudheen, David Crookall
Mon, 04 May, 19:00–20:00 (CEST)
 
Room 1.31/32
Mon, 19:00
Climate change is the biggest global challenge of the 21st century, affecting almost every sector in the world. However, climate change impacts are profoundly unequal, disproportionately affecting the world's marginalised people, particularly those from lower economic communities and those in vulnerable and disadvantaged situations. They include women, children, older persons, indigenous peoples, people of colour, minorities, migrants, rural workers, persons with disabilities, and the poor.

This Townhall Meeting will explore or come up with how policies can be implemented for marginalized people, especially those in low-income countries, and at the same time how such policies may prevent negative human rights impacts. Panelists from EDI, EGU policy, scientific and policy communities, with contributions from the audience, will explore a number of crucial issues related to climate policy-action for vulnerable and marginalised people. The target audience can be ECRs, scientists, policymakers, social activists, media persons etc.

Policy-action questions will include:
• How can we mobilize resources for sustainable, human-rights-based development for these people? How do we ensure EDI in climate action?
• How can we convince the UN to establish a special office and dedicated research budget for climate-impacted marginalised people?
• What are the effective dedicated policies and actions to reduce GHGs that also reduce the suffering of vulnerable people?
• How can GHG-emitting countries contribute to marginalized people, proportionally to their per-capita, GHG emissions?
• How may policies established by the UNFCCC and the UNDESA better take into account the challenges faced by marginalized people and communities?
• What global and local governance approaches are necessary to alleviate the suffering of climate refugees?
• How can the transfer of geoscientific knowledge empower marginalised communities to become more resilient to climate change?

This Townhall meeting session will have panel discussion of experts that will highlight important points as How to mobilize maximum available resources for sustainable, human-rights-based development for these people? How to ensure their equity in climate action? What are the mitigation approaches to solve the climate extreme-associated problem at its source? How can we overcome the challenge related to discrimination based on colour, race, and social status in developed countries with respect to climate change impact?
The oral presentations are given in a hybrid format supported by a Zoom meeting featuring on-site and virtual presentations. The button to access the Zoom meeting appears just before the time block starts.

Speakers

  • Gabriel Filippelli, Indiana University, United States of America
  • Giles B. Sioen, The University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Kamna Sachdeva, India
  • Saurabh Sonwani, University of Delhi, India
  • Chloe Hill, European Geosciences Union, Germany
  • Elias Symeonakis, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
  • Juliette Rooney-Varga, University of Massachusetts Lowell, United States of America
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