GENEVA - Australia violated the rights of indigenous people by failing to adequately protect them against the effects of climate change, a United Nations watchdog has ruled, ordering Canberra to pay compensation.ruled in favour of indigenous Torres IslandersThe Islanders had pointed to measures such as failure to upgrade seawalls on their islands or to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
They claimed that changes in weather patterns had direct harmful consequences on their livelihood, culture and traditional way of life. "Many Islanders are worried that their islands could quite literally disappear in their lifetimes without urgent action." The country, it said, should"provide adequate compensation for the harm that they have suffered" and should also"engage in meaningful consultations... to conduct needs assessment".
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