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Climate Change and the Right to Health for Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
- Source :
- Health & Human Rights: An International Journal; Jun2014, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p54-68, 15p, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Climate change is widely regarded as one of the most serious global health threats of the 21st century. Its impacts will be disproportionately borne by the most disadvantaged populations, including indigenous peoples. For Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, as with other indigenous peoples worldwide, colonization has led to dispossession of land, destabilization of cultural foundations, and social, economic, and political marginalization. Climate change threatens to exacerbate these processes, adding future insult to historical and contemporary injury. Yet the challenges posed by climate change are accompanied by considerable opportunities to advance indigenous rights and reduce health disparities. In this paper, we examine issues related to climate change and Māori health using a right to health analytical framework, which identifies obligations for the New Zealand government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COMMUNICABLE diseases
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
PUBLIC administration
CONCEPTUAL structures
CONSERVATION of natural resources
GREENHOUSE effect
HUMAN rights
MAORI (New Zealand people)
NATURE
POPULATION geography
RESPONSIBILITY
SOCIAL justice
HEALTH equity
FOOD security
PSYCHOLOGICAL vulnerability
HISTORY
DISEASE risk factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10790969
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Health & Human Rights: An International Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 96563554