Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 25, No. 1, p. 203-242 : Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Integrating Global Health into the International Response to Climate Change
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Date
2009
Authors
Wiley, Lindsay F.
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University of Oregon School of Law
Abstract
This Article argues that emphasis on climate change as a
fundamental transformation of our environment that will have
important consequences for human health has the potential to
motivate and shape consensus on mitigation of climate change, while
also improving our global health infrastructure as an adaptation to
climate change impacts. Part II focuses on the global health burden
currently attributable to environmental causes and the anticipated
health impacts of climate change. Part III provides background on
international climate governance under the UNFCCC and the current
status of negotiations. Part IV sets forth an agenda for the integration
of global health concerns into the negotiation of a series of key issues
currently under debate in the international response to climate change
and the national implementation of international obligations. Part V
offers a conclusion emphasizing the importance of involving global
health policymakers in the response to climate change.
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40 p.
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25 J. ENVTL. L. & LITIG. 203 (2009)