Tsurugajo in an autumnal dusk
by panÓptiko
This provocative title was the center of the controversy on our third seminar this term. The presenter was Mr. Asayama, first year master student of the graduate school of environmental studies. Axis to the discussion was the article ”Bangladesh's climate change refugees", by Donatien Garnier, published in Le Monde Diplomatique in May of this year.
Central questions brought by the author was "Is there environmental justice?". Around it were problems of science uncertainty, inequity and climate change outcomes. From the discussion three points are to be highlighted:
- The unpreparedness of international law to cover displaced people in cases of environmental tragedy and the question of how such a convention could be.
- The value of local knowledge and empowerment, specially when analysis of disasters could overlook affected people agency.
- The difficulties on liability from uncertain causality.
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