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Rationale
The rationale of this chapter is that there is a growing concern of sea-level rise that
affected the human security and human rights of Indonesia people. The impacts are
undermining people’s rights to life, security, food water, health, shelter, and culture.
This chapter will investigate whether the emerging concept of human security and
human rights can provide a useful framework for identifying and analyzing the risks
and crafting response to those risks. However, there is some limitation to use human
security as an approach as this situation is shaped by political choices of the States. In
addition, there is a gap by using human rights approach, such human rights violation
could never be truly remedied in courts of law.
Gaps
While there is growing concern on the impact of climate change on human security
and human rights at current literature and studies. There is limitation of existing
international framework in responding to the needs of those displaced by climate
change. Similarly at national level, little protection has been given by domestic law
to the people affected and displaced by climate change such as the impact of SLR.
It is argued that there should be more protection given by domestic law to the
vulnerable people affected by the impact of climate change. These vulnerable groups
include poor people, people living in disaster-prone areas.
Aim and Objectives of the Chapter
This chapter aims several objectives: first is to investigate SLR and its impacts on
human security and human rights in Indonesia. In addition, this chapter will also
investigate challenges in responding to the impact of climate change using human
security and human rights approach. Environmental changes including climate
change present a new threat to human security (United Nations University—Institute
for Environment and Human Security 2008). Many coastal cities are located in areas
prone to SLR.
Structure of the Chapter
The chapter is divided into several sections: after the introduction, the second
section examines the general literature review on adaptation in coastal areas from
human security and human rights perspectives and its implications. The third section
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Rationale
The rationale of this chapter is that there is a growing concern of sea-level rise that
affected the human security and human rights of Indonesia people. The impacts are
undermining people’s rights to life, security, food water, health, shelter, and culture.
This chapter will investigate whether the emerging concept of human security and
human rights can provide a useful framework for identifying and analyzing the risks
and crafting response to those risks. However, there is some limitation to use human
security as an approach as this situation is shaped by political choices of the States. In
addition, there is a gap by using human rights approach, such human rights violation
could never be truly remedied in courts of law.
Gaps
While there is growing concern on the impact of climate change on human security
and human rights at current literature and studies. There is limitation of existing
international framework in responding to the needs of those displaced by climate
change. Similarly at national level, little protection has been given by domestic law
to the people affected and displaced by climate change such as the impact of SLR.
It is argued that there should be more protection given by domestic law to the
vulnerable people affected by the impact of climate change. These vulnerable groups
include poor people, people living in disaster-prone areas.
Aim and Objectives of the Chapter
This chapter aims several objectives: first is to investigate SLR and its impacts on
human security and human rights in Indonesia. In addition, this chapter will also
investigate challenges in responding to the impact of climate change using human
security and human rights approach. Environmental changes including climate
change present a new threat to human security (United Nations University—Institute
for Environment and Human Security 2008). Many coastal cities are located in areas
prone to SLR.
Structure of the Chapter
The chapter is divided into several sections: after the introduction, the second
section examines the general literature review on adaptation in coastal areas from
human security and human rights perspectives and its implications. The third section