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A bid to link climate change to human rights - The Hindu

A bid to link climate change to human rights - The Hindu HomeNewsOpinionBusinessSportS & TFeaturesEntertainmentBooksIn-depthJobsClassifieds TODAY'S PAPER » FEATURES » BOOK REVIEW March 25, 2014 A bid to link climate change to human rights Mathrubhumi Yearbook 2014 - Complete reference book & ultimate guide for all competitive exams. mathrubhumi.com/Yearbook2014 Ads by Google S. GOPIKRISHNA WARRIER SHARE · PRINT · T+ GREEN GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Edited by P. K. Rajagopal; Kalpaz Publications, C-30, Satyawati Nagar, Delhi-110052. Rs. 850. S. Gopikrishna Warrier In March 2012, President Anote Tong of Kiribati, an archipelago nation in the Pacific, informed international journalists that his Cabinet has endorsed a plan to buy 6,000 acres on Fiji’s main island. This was not for real estate speculation, but for more humanitarian reasons. The land in Fiji would help Tong’s government to repatriate its citizens if sea level rise due to climate change was ...