- ID
- 259186
- Banca
- CESPE / CEBRASPE
- Órgão
- MMA
- Ano
- 2011
- Provas
- Disciplina
- Inglês
- Assuntos
1 As the evidence and knowledge of the physical effects
of climate change continue to grow, the world is starting to
dissect how those physical changes (e.g. water scarcity, sea-
4 level rise, increased temperatures), both current and predicted,
will intersect with society and economies and the potentially
significant environmental and human impacts that will result.
7 Of emerging interest are the potential impacts of climate
change on the enjoyment of human rights and wellbeing.
Weather and environmental degradation have, as one of
10 multiple stressors, threatened lives and livelihoods throughout
history, but what makes this interaction more relevant today is
the growing evidence that greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions
13 have contributed and will continue to contribute to long-term
or permanent changes to our ecosystems and landscapes and
will increase the frequency and severity of extreme events. This
16 amplifies existing social risks and vulnerabilities and will
therefore increase the pressures faced by many disadvantaged
individuals and populations in Canada and abroad.
19 On January 15 2009, the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) released a study
on climate change and human rights in response to UN
22 Resolution 7/23 in which signatories expressed concern “that
climate change poses an immediate and far-reaching threat to people and communities around the world and has implications
25 for the full enjoyment of human rights.”
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