Från Rio via Kyoto, till Marrakech. Hur har rättviseproblematiken tolkats i anpassningsdiskussionerna?
Environmental JusticeAdaptationClimate ChangeVulnerabilityResponsibilitySocial sciencesSamhällsvetenskaperSocial Sciences
Global climate change is one of the greatest challenges in our history. As the average temperature is rising due to anthropogenic emissions, impacts such as floods, droughts and hurricanes, affect the lives of millions of people. Though the least developed countries are least responsible for emissions, they are the worst affected. This thesis focuses on environmental justice in the adaptation discourse. By outlining the adaptation discourse from the United Framework Convention on Climate Change principles, to the Marrakesh Accords, via the Kyotoprotocol my ambition is to analyse how environmental justice has been interpreted in relation to the adaptation discourse. I identify responsibility, vulnerability, sensitivity and adaptation as important theoretical concepts which will guide me in my analysis. Through a critical reading I conclude that historically the adaptation discourse has mainly been interpreted through a Northern perspective that is to reduce emissions. As the effects of climate change exacerbate already existing inequalities adaptation has in recent years been highlighted.