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This case involves a petition filed on behalf of India's transgender community asserting that the right to express one’s identity in a non-binary gender was an essential part of freedom of expression. The court concluded, after reviewing the history of the transgender community in India and applicable laws, that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity includes any discrimination, exclusion, restriction or preference, which has the effect of nullifying or transposing equality by the law or the equal protection of laws guaranteed under the Constitution.
The Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) for the Transport sector identifies the measures that will promote both the sector's development and effective climate change responses. It identifies the priority issues of the transport sector in relation to climate change, and the strategies to address the adaptation and mitigation needs of the sector. It then proposes an action plan matrix for actions to address the climate change concerns and issues of the sector.
The Declaration of Legal Principles Relating to Climate Change embodies draft articles proposed by the International Law Association, which aims to provide legal principles applicable to States in addressing climate change and its adverse effects, emphasizing that change in the Earth’s climate and its adverse effects are a common concern of humankind. The Draft Articles characterizes the climate system as a common natural resource for the benefit of present and future generations, within the broader context of the international community’s commitment to sustainable development.
The National Action Plan on Green Growth in Viet Nam is composed of four main themes, 12 groups of activities and 66 specific activities. The four main themes are: (i) setting up institutions and formulating green growth action plans at the local level; (ii) reducing the intensity of GHG emissions and promoting the use of clean and renewable sources of energy; (iii) greening production; and (iv) greening lifestyle and promoting sustainable consumption.
The goal of the Sri Lanka Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme is ensuring the safety of Sri Lanka by reducing the potential risks of the country and minimizing impacts on people, properties and the economy. Its overarching objective is creating and facilitating an enabling environment for multi hazard, participatory and partnership-oriented disaster management programmes which use risk knowledge as the base, in line with global conventions and frameworks.
The Climate Change Action Plan for Water Resources and Meteorology outlines the response to climate change for the sector. It identifies four strategic areas for the sector, namely: improved hydrological planning and management and early warning, improved flood and drought management, through changes in design of reservoirs and irrigation and protection infrastructures, especially in vulnerable zones, capacity development for Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology staff, and promoting gender responsiveness in climate change planning in the water sector.
The court dismissed a rape complaint filed by a deaf-mute girl. The court relied on rape myths and gender stereotypes in its decision, stating for instance that a Filipina rape victim "summons every ounce of her strength and courage to thwart any attempt to besmirch her honor and blemish her purity."
Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) sought to be provided copies of a water concession agreement and audit report, which it requested due to the alleged lack of transparency in granting an increase in the water tariffs. Finding that MTUC had locus standi, the court applied the "adversely affected" test for judicial review, under which the applicant had to show a real and genuine interest in the subject matter.
The application was filed due to tourism-related traffic pollution causing air pollution, affecting glaciers in Manali, Himachal Pradesh. Increased traffic emitted unburned hydrocarbon and carbon soot, blackening snow cover in the mountains. Reasoning that the “citizens of the country have a fundamental right to a wholesome, clean and decent environment,” the National Green Tribunal passed directives to protect the eco-sensitive glacial region.
The RAN-API was prepared for the purpose of producing a national action plan to adapt to the impacts of climate change, which is coordinated in an integrated manner with all the stakeholders involved including the government, community organizations, the public, private entities and the government. The main objective of the RAN-API is the implementation of a development system that is sustainable and highly resilient to climate change impacts.