Natural Resources and Climate Change through Human Right Prospective

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.