No Climate Justice Without Human Rights

The climate crisis is inextricably linked to issues of human
rights. While adverse effects of global warming are increasingly
felt in all parts of the world, it is often vulnerable
communities in the Global South who contributed the least to the
climate crisis who are affected the worst.  


Extreme weather events and slow onset natural desasters threaten
the livelihoods of entire communities. The extraction of fossil
fuels often happen under circumstances that actively harm human
rights. Furthermore, human rights defenders who raise their voice
on these issues become the target of intimidation and violence in
many cases. 


In order to fully understand the dimensions of the climate
crisis, it is inevitable to also talk about human rights. This
episode highlights the interconnections between the topics on
different levels and also introduces the case of the local
community of Pari Island in Indonesia fighting back. 
Find out more about the litigation case here.  
[Speaker]

Lien Vandamme is a Senior Campaigner for the
Climate and Energy Programme at the Center for International
Environmental Law (CIEL).


Parid Ridwanuddin is a Campaign Manager for
climate, coastal, marine and small island issues at WALHI/Friend
of The Earth Indonesia.
[Who is behind this Podcast]

Facilitation: Andrea-Vicky Amankwaa-Birago 


Sound: Mattef Kuhlmey   


Music by: Brass Riot, Latest Album "The Never
Acting Story" 


Hosts: 


BUND – Friends of the Earth Germany –BUND stands
for German Federation for the Environment and Nature
Conservation. With over 674.000 members and supporters, 16 state
organizations and 2,300 local and regional groups, BUND is one of
the largest environmental associations in Germany today.
http://www.bund.net Contact: klimaschutz@bund.net 


UfU - Independent Institute for Environmental
Issues – is a scientific institute and registered
non-profit association from Berlin. The main focus of the
institutes work is to promote democracy and education in climate,
environmental and resource protection. https://www.ufu.de/
Contact: franziska.sperfeld@ufu.de 


The project “Strengthening civil society in the implementation of
national climate policies” is funded by the International Climate
Initiative (IKI). The initiative is promoted by the German
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
on the basis of a resolution of the German Federal Parliament.
The analysis, opinions, and content in the Podcast represent the
opinion of the speakers and are neither necessarily
representative of the position of BUND, UfU, IKI, or the Federal
Republic of Germany.