TY - JOUR
T1 - Ocean-based climate action and human rights implications under the International Climate Change Regime
AU - Morgera, Elisa
AU - Lennan, Mitchell
AU - Kulovesi, Kati
AU - La Bianca, Giulia
AU - Niner, Holly J.
AU - Harrould-Kolieb, Ellycia
AU - Recio Piva, Eugenia
AU - Hills, Jeremy
AU - Ntona, Mara
AU - Lancaster, Alana Malinde S. N.
AU - Strand, Mia
AU - Snow, Bernadette
AU - Erwin, Kira
AU - Shannon, Lynne
AU - Rees, Sian
AU - Hyder, Kieran
AU - Engelhard, Georg
AU - Howell, Kerry
N1 - Funding Information: All of the authors of this article, except for Kati Kulovesi, Ellycia Harrould-Kolieb and Eugenia Recio Piva, are members of the UKRI GCRF One Ocean Hub. This article draws from research undertaken by these authors under the One Ocean Hub, which is a collaborative research programme for sustainable development funded by United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Global Challenges Research Fund ( GCRF ) (Grant Ref: NE /S008950/1). All of the authors would like to thank Professors David Freestone and Michael Mehling for their helpful comments and useful feedback on earlier versions of this article.
PY - 2023/8/7
Y1 - 2023/8/7
N2 - After drawing attention to the crucial role of marine biodiversity, including that of deep-sea ecosystems, in current scientific understanding of the ocean-climate nexus, this article highlights the limited extent to which the international climate change regime has so far addressed the ocean. The focus then shifts to how the international climate change regime could contribute to the protection of marine biodiversity as part of mitigation, adaptation and finance, taking into account human rights impacts and standards, drawing a comparison with REDD+. The article concludes with an original proposal, inspired by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, to develop urgent, synergistic approaches to ocean- and human rights-based climate action through a multi-actor coalition, including different international treaties and United Nations bodies, to 'protect and restore the ocean's contributions to climate regulation, human well-being and planetary health'.
AB - After drawing attention to the crucial role of marine biodiversity, including that of deep-sea ecosystems, in current scientific understanding of the ocean-climate nexus, this article highlights the limited extent to which the international climate change regime has so far addressed the ocean. The focus then shifts to how the international climate change regime could contribute to the protection of marine biodiversity as part of mitigation, adaptation and finance, taking into account human rights impacts and standards, drawing a comparison with REDD+. The article concludes with an original proposal, inspired by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, to develop urgent, synergistic approaches to ocean- and human rights-based climate action through a multi-actor coalition, including different international treaties and United Nations bodies, to 'protect and restore the ocean's contributions to climate regulation, human well-being and planetary health'.
KW - biodiversity
KW - finance
KW - human rights
KW - international climate change regime
KW - ocean-climate nexus
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85163341364
U2 - 10.1163/15718085-bja10142
DO - 10.1163/15718085-bja10142
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85163341364
SN - 0927-3522
VL - 38
SP - 411
EP - 446
JO - International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
JF - International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
IS - 3
ER -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 14 Life Below Water