Climate (In-)Justice – Voices from Indigenous Struggles in South Asia

While the global North is debating how to avert a climate catastrophe, marginalised communities around the world are already experiencing the impacts of man-made climate change. While Bangladesh is very actively involved in global climate change negotiations, the country's indigenous peoples are hardly heard. This is despite the fact that the Munda, Marma and other marginalised communities in Bangladesh have been directly affected for years by natural disasters, extreme weather and the destruction of their livelihoods as a result of climate change. In 2020, Yi Yi Prue, a lawyer and climate activist, led a successful constitutional complaint against German climate policies by a total of 15 affected indigenous and non-indigenous people from South Asia. As part of the festival, she will provide insights into how climate change is linked to crises of discrimination, education and health emergencies, and joblessness.