Abstract
The linkages between human and environmental rights have become issues of vigorous debate and become particularly relevant as to issues of migration and gender equality present emergent challenges in the face of climate change. The forced migration of the Rohingyas people into Bangladesh following persecution in Myanmar illustrates pressures put upon migrants and the indigenous communities in the areas to which they move. These pressures are especially acute for women, raising important considerations about gender equality. This research critically assesses the adequacy and effectiveness of the legal framework in protecting women in indigenous communities in Bangladesh against the human rights impacts of climate change. The research examines the challenges faced particularly by indigenous women in trying to ensure climate change adaptation measures to protect the environments they live in, the challenges of being displaced by climate change impacts, and in receiving other displaced indigenous community members into their own communities. This is in the context of many indigenous communities adopting a matriarchal model of governance. It explores human and environmental rights to critique the Bangladesh domestic legal and policy framework for the protection of women in indigenous communities of Bangladesh in the facet of climate change impacts.
Presenters
Fatema Jahan SharnaAdditional District and Sessions Judge, Law and Justice Division, 3rd Additional District and Sessions Judge Court, Kishoreganj zila, Bangladesh
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Human Impacts and Responsibility
KEYWORDS
Human Rights, Environmental Rights, Gender Equity, Climate Displaced People, Rohingyas
