What if ‘Rights’ is all that’s Left in a Geoengineered World? Explorations on SRM and Human...
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What if ‘Rights’ is all that’s Left in a Geoengineered World? Explorations on SRM and Human Rights from a Needs-based approach by Pablo Suarez , Ph. D.
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What if ‘Rights’ is all that’s Left in a Geoengineered World?
Explorations on SRM and Human Rights from a Needs-based approach
by Pablo Suarez , Ph. D.
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Exciting times: The world in our hands…
“Needs-based” approachFocus: secure that those at risk of suffering do get what they need
Geneva Convention…
“Rights-based” approach
Focus: Transformation of power relations
Rights holders (who don’t experience full rights)
Duty bearers (institutions obligated to fulfill the holders' rights)
I am Male
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I am NOTa Climate Scientist
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Climate Change is
a Human Rights Problem
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Climate Scientists have the Right
to advanceSRM Research
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Who are the “Duty Bearers”?
Fishermen in Kiribati do NOT
have the Right to a Nationality
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Who are the “Duty Bearers”?
Farmers in Gabon do NOT have the
right to Life, Liberty and
Security
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(Caldeira & Wood 2008)
We Should EXPECT
Confusion, Disagreement…
and Suffering
Fractal Nature of Differential Vulnerability
I will NOT strive to Transform
Power Relationsfor Human Rights
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