Natural Resources and Climate Change through Human Right Prospective
With an example of Climate Change Refugee from a village; Dhe of
Upper Mustang to Lower Mustang Mr. Krishna Lamsal from LI-BIRB, indicated that the Climate
Change policy, 2011 of Nepal is silent on Human Right. He added that, the
adaptation frame work adopted by Nepal is also not clear about HR even though
it ask for participation of the marginalized group, women etc. The issue of HR
came in existence in Climate talk during COP 16 whether UNFCCC already have the
provision of CBDR and RC. In Nepal, same groups which are most vulnerable to CC
impacts are found with violated HR.
Starting from ‘Right to Development’ of Vienna Convention to
REDD mechanism and Right of Indigenous people, Mr. Sanot Adhikari of YAE shared
about the prospective of HR in UN negotiations. Meanwhile he stated some
statements of Bali Action Plan in relation to HR and the concept of green
economy and sustainable development of Rio+20.
Mr. Kamal Sampag shared
about the provision of ILO 169, Access in Benefit shearing (ABS), CBD, 1992,
and demanded Indigenous Local Peoples (ILCs) Traditional Knowledge Focal Point
in Ministry for significant implementation of the rectified provisions. He said
that peoples of developing countries are being the victim of the air politics
as a business in new colonialism and strongly mentioned that Indigenous peoples
are not stakeholders, they are the right holders.
Mr. Dhanman Gurung shared
about the Indigenous People(IP) focal point at Human Right Commission(HRC) and
the reports of NIFIN. He urged to have a same level of understanding in case of
the ILO provisions and other international treaties.
Mr. Bajrakishwor
Yadav from MoFSC, shared about the
activities of ministry regarding CBD.
Dr. Purna Bdr. Nepali
shared his view in Land context in UPR and debate in intellectual peoples
circle. He pointed that how the Nepali Politicians whether they are Congress or
Communist, leans to the policy of IMF and World Bank.
The DDR and CC specialist Mr. Man Bdr BK from Care
Nepal shared the HR of the people during the Disasters and possible impacts
of the Climate induced Disasters to the peoples. He shared about the Sphere
Project.
Mr. Naresh Sharma from
MoSTE said that Nepal have provision
of spending 80% of Climate Budget at local Level. He shared about the effective
participation of Nepal after Climate discussion at Indonesia, LAPA preparation
and implementation, role of Nepal in cooperation and common understanding
between LDCs being chair of it, raise of Mountain issue from SAARC, Climate
Change council and policies of Nepal government to address the concerns of the
poor and vulnerable people.
The views were expressed on a consultation meeting on Natural Resource and Climate Change through HR
prospective organized by National Forum for Advocacy Nepal (NAFAN)
in order to prepare report to UN Human Right Council for Universal Periodic Review-2015 by the side of civil society.
