Promoting disability justice to reduce climate-induced disaster injustices

Climate change is a key impediment to meeting global sustainability goals but global efforts are insufficient to

ensure successful mitigation and adaptation. Climate and disaster (in)justice applies a justice perspective to identify and address social inequalities and inequities related to exposure and protection from climate

hazards as well as access to resources, information and participation in decision-making processes. It advances the fair and equitable treatment of all individuals and communities in the face of climate-induced disasters and emphasises the need to safeguard the rights and wellbeing of populations who are disproportionately affected by

climate-induced disasters. Reflecting on prior research in the Solomon Islands this briefing paper advances a

human rights-based approach connecting existing frameworks for disability justice and climate justice to

reduce climate-induced disaster injustices for people with disability.