Call for Papers: Two-Day National Conference on ‘From Environment Protection to Climate Justice: Articulating the Right to be Free From Adverse Impacts of Climate Change in India, 30th-31st October, 2025

Date- 30TH-31ST OCTOBER, 2025
Time- 10:00AM – 06:00PM
Venue- THE WEST BENGAL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF JURIDICAL SCIENCES, KOLKATA

Target Audience

The conference aims to target key stakeholders like academics, lawyers, representatives of non-profit organisations, rights-advocacy groups, scholars, bureaucrats and students.

Submission of Abstract: 15th October, 2025 (extended)

Sub- Themes

Sustainability as the Bridge Between Climate Change and Human Rights
Climate Change, Human Rights and Climate Justice
Law, Culture and Environmental Protection in India
International Relations, International Law and Climate Change
India’s Role in International Climate Change Negotiations
India’s domestic framework for climate change adaptation and mitigation
India’s Climate Action and Indian Federalism
Indian Judiciary and Environmental Protection
Principles of public trust, intergenerational equity, interspecies justice, non-regression etc.
Fundamental Rights and Climate Change
The right to be free from adverse impacts of climate change
Climate Change and Climate Justice
Any sectoral analysis of climate change, climate justice or human rights. Such sectors can be forestry, disaster, water governance, energy sector etc.
Role of Urban Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions in Climate Action
Role of NGOs and the civil society in Climate Action