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Climate change and the right to health for Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Climate change is widely regarded as one of the most serious global health threats of the 21st century. Its impacts will be disproportionately borne by the most disadvantaged populations, including indigenous peoples. For Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, as with other indigenous peoples worldwide, colonization has led to dispossession of land, destabilization of cultural foundations, and social, economic, and political marginalization. Climate change threatens to exacerbate these processes, adding future insult to historical and contemporary injury. Yet the challenges posed by climate change are accompanied by considerable opportunities to advance indigenous rights and reduce health disparities. In this paper, we examine issues related to climate change and Māori health using a right to health analytical framework, which identifies obligations for the New Zealand government.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Rhys Jones, Hayley Bennett, Gay Keating, Alison Blaiklock

Institutions: University of Auckland, University of Otago

Language: English

Topic: Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being, Climate action

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2182299263

FWCI: 2.121

Cites: 2

Cited by: 34

Related to: 10