Disability Inclusion should be prioritized at the COP27 Climate Conference
By Hamza Badamasi Climate change poses a threat to all of us, but not equally. Despite being at extremely high risk from the impacts of climate change, persons with disabilities were completely ignored by policymakers in the majority of countries party to the Paris Agreement. To ensure climate justice, p ersons with disabilities should be given higher priority at the upcoming COP27 conference. Persons with disabilities who make up an estimated 15% of the global population, are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. According to the recent report from UN Human Rights Council, persons with disabilities are more vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change, which include threats to their health, food security, water, sanitation, and general well-being. The report urges countries to include persons with disabilities in their climate policies. Persons with disabilities must be involved in climate action because the...