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Climate Justice, Environmental Justice, and SRHR
Introduction
Climate change and environmental degradation significantly impact the realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The consequences of climate change create barriers to accessing SRH services by disrupting healthcare access and limiting resources. Environmental degradation also affects SRHR through exposure to toxic chemicals, disproportionately impacting marginalized populations. The international legal and policy framework plays a crucial role in addressing these issues and recognizing them as human rights imperatives. However, there are gaps in the framework regarding gender equality, the gendered impacts of climate change, and explicit protections for SRHR.
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Legal and policy frameworks on climate change
There is a vast global legal framework focused on climate change, including agreements like the Paris Agreement. While these agreements aim to mitigate the effects of climate change, there is a lack of explicit protections for SRHR within them. International bodies are increasingly recognizing the importance of considering gender equality within climate justice discussions. Resolutions from the United Nations highlight the linkages between climate change, gender equality, and human rights, emphasizing the need to address these issues collectively.
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An international human rights framework
Human rights bodies are acknowledging the connection between climate justice, humanitarian situations, environmental justice, gender equality, and the right to health. Efforts are being made to explicitly address SRHR within this framework, with organizations like the CEDAW Committee at the forefront. These norms are crucial for holding states accountable to protect individuals' access to SRH services during climate crises and environmental degradation, as well as in humanitarian response efforts.
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