Commitment to the right to climate sustainability, guaranteeing the restoration of public rights in reducing the consequences of climate change on Iranian society
Subject Areas : political sociology
Shabab Jahanbin
1
,
Ali Faqih Habibi
2
*
,
Ali Mohamadi
3
,
shirin shirazian
4
,
Hadi Kiadaliri
5
1 - PhD student in Environmental Law, Department of Environmental Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Professor, Department of Law, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Management, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Management, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
5 - Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Forest Sciences, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Climate change, Environmental rights, Iranian society, public rights, right to climate sustainability ,
Abstract :
The failure of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change series of meetings (IPCC) has led to the violation of the rights of communities in developing countries. The lack of attention to climate justice in the international legal system has resulted in developing countries facing the greatest consequences of violating public rights. This is despite the fact that these countries have the least impact on greenhouse gas emissions. In this regard, the issue of climate instability resulting from the destructive consequences of climate change has also been imposed on Iranian society. In this regard, this study raises the question: What will be the most obvious destructive consequences of climate change on Iranian society and the legal mechanism to overcome them? And in response to the question, this hypothesis is put forward: Attention to the right to climate sustainability will entail an obligation to reduce the devastating consequences of climate change for Iranian society. This study was conducted in two operational and research phases in order to achieve the research goals and results. This phase was carried out to achieve the most favorable legal mechanisms to combat climate change. According to the investigation conducted in this study, (1) the decrease in the performance of the country's strategic industries due to limited energy resources, (2) disruption in the quality of life due to the increase in the frequency of regional and cross-border dust storms in the country, and (3) provincial tensions and conflicts over the acquisition of water resources are considered to be among devastating consequences of climate change in violating the public rights of Iranian society. Finally, it is argued that climate policymaking and legislation, along with the commitment to the right to the climate, will facilitate the implementation of mitigation and adaptation mechanisms to combat climate change.
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