Planet, Population and Rights

Mar 6, 2020 | London School of Economics
London, UK
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Climate change measures and rhetoric, whether intentionally or not, can have a negative impact on the rights and freedoms of less powerful groups, notably women in the Global South. These groups are often on the frontline of environmental changes, experiencing their impact first hand, but are also at the vanguard of efforts to tackle their effects. Confronting the potential tensions but also the positive symbioses in these inter-linked areas of environment, demography and human rights can offer new insights on the best means to tackle environmental and demographic threats in a manner than enhances rather than restricts human rights. Inter-disciplinary debate is needed to ensure that our reshaped world further strengthens human rights when responding to climate and demographic pressures. LSE’s Global Health Initiative is well placed to facilitate this type of interdisciplinary exchange, drawing on expertise from across the LSE in climate change, demography, migration, gender, and reproductive rights. 

Who: London School of Economics

Where: London, UK

When: 6 March 2020