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Report | Canary in the Coal Mine | Sámi Rights and Climate Change in Norway
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Canary in the Coal MineSámi Rights and Climate Change in Norway

Contents

  • 1. Summary
  • 2. Recommendations
  • 3. Introduction
  • 4. The rapidly closing window to prevent dangerous climate change
  • 5. Norway’s GHG emissions and climate policies
  • 6. Effects of climate change for the Sámi people
    • 6.1 Observed effects
    • 6.1.1 Sámi Reindeer husbandry
    • 6.1.2 Sámi Fishing
    • 6.1.3 Sámi Health
    • 6.2 Future risks
    • 6.2.1 Sámi Reindeer husbandry
    • 6.2.2 Sámi Fishing
    • 6.2.3 Sámi Health
  • 7. Protection of Indigenous rights under the ICCPR
    • 7.1 Introduction
    • 7.2 Positive and negative obligations
    • 7.3 Participation in decision-making and consultation
  • 8. Obligations to protect Indigenous Peoples from the effects of climate change
    • 8.1 Existing HRC decisions on environmental harm
    • 8.2 Positive obligations to protect the Sámi people from the effects of climate change
    • 8.2.1 Applicability of Articles 17 and 27
    • 8.2.2 Mitigation of climate change through emission reductions in line with science
    • 8.2.3 Adaptation to existing or unpreventable climate change impacts
  • 9. Obligations to protect Indigenous Peoples’ territories from intrusive interferences
  • 10. Business responsibility to respect Sámi rights in the context of climate change
  • Reference list
  • Published: 1st February 2024
  • Pages: 64
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