Q&A: The Eleventh Hour for Climate Justice
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 2 2013 (IPS) - Climate justice – the nexus between human rights and climate change – must be a pillar of the post-2015 development agenda, says former Irish president Mary Robinson.
As global temperatures rise, low-income communities suffer disproportionately from health problems, financial burdens, and social and cultural disruptions.
Founder of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice, the former U.N. high commissioner for human rights spoke with IPS correspondent Lusha Chen about the challenges and opportunities facing developing countries, especially small island states, when it comes to their survival or extinction in coming decades.
Excerpts from the interview follow.
Q: In 2009, when you attended the Copenhagen Climate Summit, you said you didn’t see journalists or some ministers from developed countries show urgency to deal with climate change issues. Do you think this year’s U.N. General Assembly offered any changes?
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