{"product_id":"climate-talk-jackie-dugard-9781485100645","title":"Climate Talk: Rights, Poverty and Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003eClimate change is one of the central challenges facing African countries and their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epeople. Unless concerted efforts are made worldwide very soon to reduce emissions, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eclimate change impacts are likely to be devastating. Higher-end temperature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003escenarios present a dark future jeopardising secure access to basic needs such as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewater, food, housing and a healthy environment, as well as adding to the stressors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon natural resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose who will suffer the most from the challenges posed by climate change have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtributed the least to the problem in the first place: the poor and vulnerable, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eespecially in developing countries. To make matters worse, these are the same\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epeople who have benefited the least from modernisation and industrialisation and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehave a relatively small carbon footprint. This is a double injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile climate justice and social justice are difficult to disentangle, neither the legal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esystems nor the main actors framing the dominant climate change narratives seem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esufficiently attentive to the double-edged justice questions posed by the impacts of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eclimate change on poor communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book attempts to fill some of the gaps in climate change scholarship by focusing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon the climate narratives emerging in and around South Africa - how they relate to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebroader issues of social justice and resource allocation, and the role of rights talk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand legal strategies in the framing of the problems and solutions. In doing so, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebook contributes to developing rights- and justice-based strategies for translating\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eknowledge into action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors approach the issues from different discourses and practices, but all have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein common the integration between fairness related to environmental issues and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efairness related to socio-economic issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jackie Dugard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 148510064X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781485100645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Juta \u0026amp; Company Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.54d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jackie Dugard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47305269903615,"sku":"9781485100645","price":29.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1b93d17-f6c4-45fb-8b05-0d521bcca4f9.jpg?v=1758830425","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/climate-talk-jackie-dugard-9781485100645","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}