Policy Brief: Climate Change and Access to Justice - HiiL

Introduction

• Climate change is considered the defining crisis of our time.
• Impact includes rising temperatures, natural disasters, and challenges to access to justice.
• Emphasis on understanding the effect of climate change on justice problems and recommendations for policymakers and service providers.

Key Issues

• Billions face justice problems; nearly half can't find resolutions.
• Climate change will worsen these issues.
• Need for comprehensive data and understanding of how climate change affects justice.

Anticipated Effects of Climate Change

• Rising temperatures and extreme weather events.
• Effects on livelihoods, displacement, urbanization, health, resource conflicts.
• Transition to CO2 net zero economy will increase justice problems.
• Growing demand for people-centered justice.

Policy Implications and Recommendations

1. Data Collection: Gather data on the relationship between climate change and justice.
2. Predictive Models: Develop models for legal needs in various climate scenarios.
3. Innovative Solutions: Promote people-centered justice solutions.
4. Community Empowerment: Encourage community participation in decision-making.
5. Strategic Integration: Integrate climate change into justice strategies.
6. Funding: Allocate funds to address legal needs from climate change, focusing on vulnerable populations.
7. Green Justice: Invest in sustainable practices for a fair legal system.

Related Information

• Other policy briefs focus on outcomes-based approaches and people-centered justice solutions.
• Discussion of justice needs in different contexts, such as intimate partner violence and employment justice.

Conclusion

• Urgent need to address climate change's impact on access to justice.
• Recommendations are aimed at policymakers and justice leaders for proactive measures.