Re-think and co-act for climate justice

01.10.2021 15:00 - 16:30 | Room 1 | SESSION


Moderator

Ahmet Cihat Kahraman

Environmental Management Coordinator, Marmara Municipalities Union

Klaas Kuitenbrouwer

Senior Researcher, R&D, Het Nieuwe Instituut

Zerrin Savaşan

Assoc. Prof., International Relations, Selçuk University

Christina Voigt

Dr., Professor of Law, Oslo University & Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law

Barış Doğru

Editor-in-Chief, EKOIQ

Antonio Benjamin

Justice, National High Court of Brazil

Many scientists from different disciplines agree on a reality that the impacts of climate change will appear all over the world through different forms and scales. In addition, countries’ contribution to climate change differs to the extent they use fossil fuel. At this point, there is an intersection of communities where countries causing to climate change least but will be most affected by it. Therefore, there is a need for justice based on the mitigation actions of the parties causing the problem much, as well as their support for the parties most affected by climate change in adapting to it. It needs to be addressed that there is absolutely a need for justice on a geographical basis, but this is not enough, justice should essentially be provided between generations.