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Children’s differing experiences of environmental insecurity and its impacts via the lens of a human rights-based analysis

Cowley-Cunningham, Michelle orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-1997-6009 and Carey, Alexis orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-6663-567X (2023) Children’s differing experiences of environmental insecurity and its impacts via the lens of a human rights-based analysis. In: Royal Irish Academy’s Annual International Affairs Conference, 02 May 2023, Royal Irish Academy. ISBN https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4601695

Abstract
The climate crisis affects children’s well-being and threatens future generations’ enjoyment of the right to the highest standard of health and security. This paper discusses a submission by the PSI Special Interest Group in Human Rights and Psychology to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. As health profession stakeholders we highlight how environmental degradation and children’s awareness of climate change present an important linkage to children’s mental health. We provide a psychological health account of climate anxiety and its effects on children, and a psychological perspective on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child regarding health and participation. The slides attend to the following: UNCRC Human Rights Analysis – The Psychological Society of Ireland’s (PSI) response to the call from the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child: Draft General Comment No. 26. Themes: • Environmental degradation: children’s differing experiences • Climate Anxiety – A psychological perspective on UNCRC Article 24 • Human security and the UNDP – A role for health • Select Recommendations: Mental health and physical health parity Education and awareness raising • Concluding remarks - Climate Anxiety or Climate Trauma? We detail how interventions mindful of children’s educational and participatory capacity offer the potential to moderate effects of climate anxiety. We discuss limitations of the term ‘climate anxiety’ for describing the experience of children from the Global South, preferring a narrative of physical and mental health parity.
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Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Invited Talk)
Event Type:Conference
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Climate Anxiety, Children's Health Rights, UN Draft General comment No.26, Psychology, Participation Rights
Subjects:Business > Marketing
Medical Sciences > Psychology
Social Sciences > Law
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > DCU Business School
Published in: Royal Irish Academy’s Annual International Affairs Conference, May 2023. . SSRN. ISBN https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4601695
Publisher:SSRN
Funders:National Centre for Family Business
ID Code:30697
Deposited On:28 Jan 2025 14:44 by Michelle Cowley-Cunningham . Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 14:44
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