title: Climate change and the right to health for Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
abstract: Climate change is widely regarded as one of the most serious global health threats of the 21st century. Its impacts will be disproportionately borne by the most disadvantaged populations, including indigenous peoples. For Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, as with other indigenous peoples worldwide, colonization has led to dispossession of land, destabilization of cultural foundations, and social, economic, and political marginalization. Climate change threatens to exacerbate these processes, adding future insult to historical and contemporary injury. Yet the challenges posed by climate change are accompanied by considerable opportunities to advance indigenous rights and reduce health disparities. In this paper, we examine issues related to climate change and Māori health using a right to health analytical framework, which identifies obligations for the New Zealand government.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Physician and Senior Lecturer in Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland.
authors.forename: Rhys
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Public Health Physician in Rotorua, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Hayley
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.affiliation: Public Health Physician at Eru Pōmare Māori Health Research Centre, Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
authors.forename: Gay
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Keating
authors.affiliation: Public Health Physician and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blaiklock
mesh_terms: D057231:Climate Change; D006304:Health Status; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008603:Mental Health; D009520:New Zealand; D064890:Social Determinants of Health; D035862:Vulnerable Populations