– Sairam Bhat* & Gayathri Gireesh** In the wake of recent landslides in Wayanad, the authors argue that the declaration of certain parts of the Western Ghats as Ecological Sensitive Areas under the Environmental Protection Act, 1986, will be a futile exercise and highly unlikely to be effective in disaster management. The need of the […]Read More
Tags : Disaster Management
CLIMATE HEALTH EMERGENCY DURING THE PANDEMIC: WHY PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES ARE INSEPARABLE Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat, Professor of Law & Coordinator of CEERA, NLSIU Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), formal declaration by WHO refers to “an extraordinary event which is determined to constitute a public health risk to other States […]Read More