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2 S. Asian J. Env't L. & Pol'y 11 (2024)
Climate Justice in Bangladesh: A Critical Overview of the Shortcomings in the Legal Arena

handle is hein.journals/shasnjel2 and id is 12 raw text is: Climate Justice in Bangladesh: A Critical Overview of the Shortcomings in the Legal Arena Nishat Tarannum,' Bishwajit Ghosh2 Abstract Bangladesh possesses an ecosystem with plentiful natural resources. It is one of the most exposed nations with the excessive salinisation of water due to exposure to natural disasters. Therefore, climate justice ensures environmental and social justice through the safeguarding of human rights as well as the addressing of inequitable vulnerabilities by climate negotiation, adaptation and mitigation. The objective of this paper is to evaluate whether the existing laws, policies and practices are ample to triumph climate justice identifying the rights-based approach applied in Bangladesh. This paper has followed the qualitative methodology as well as a comprehensive conceptual and theoretical structure as the key concern of achieving climate justice. However, there is no specific legal framework on climate change such as the Climate Change Act which can extensively address the climate change factors significantly. Also, The ECA is silent on the role of the state's obligation to safeguard and conserve the environment. Additionally, the excess power given to the DG by section 5 and section 18 unbolts the access for corruption, irregularities and delays in filing cases against the emitter. 1. Introduction Climate justice may be traced back to the late twentieth century when concerns about environmental justice and the unequal impact of pollution on underprivileged populations gained attention.3 Environmental justice activists and academics started to connect these issues with the latest problems of environmental degradation as the scientific understanding of climate conversion and its effects increased.4 Climate justice evolved from this point, emphasising the moral and societal effects of climate change as well as the need for equitable outcomes.5 The environmental justice movement began in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s to address the disproportionate burden of environmental challenges and pollution in economically 1 Lecturer, Department of Law, Notre Dame University Bangladesh. 2 Lecturer, Department of Law, Green University of Bangladesh. 3 Dorceta E. Taylor, 'the Rise of the Environmental Justice Paradigm: Injustice Framing and the Social Construction of Environmental Discourses' (2000) 43(4) American Behavioral Scientist 508. 4 Angela Park, Everybody's Movement: Environmental Justice and Climate Change (Environmental Support Center Washington DC 2009). 5 Dorceta (n 1). South Asian Journal of Environmental Law and Policy -Vol 2 - Issue 1 11

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