Environmental Justice refers to equal involvement of people/ individuals from all walks of life, irrespective of whether their background is rich or poor, learned or illiterate, any gender or ethnic/ racial origin in participating in making the environment more safe and habitable to all.
Due to the socioeconomic factor surrounding most neighborhoods in Caracas, Venezuela, it has resulted to poor dietary or inaccessibility to healthy food by most of the residents hence. They are exposing themselves unknowingly to health hazards such as Obesity or Chronic diseases. Because most people here are low-income earners who live from hand-to-mouth, it makes it hard to convince such people the need to obtain proper feeding habits or even consider a balanced diet since it’s beyond most breadwinners reach to provide for a balanced diet to their families.
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The Environmental injustice as obtained in Caracas is therefore as a result of low/reduced income by most residents. Initiatives like proper infrastructure enhance and reduce the cost of transportation of goods hence drastically lowering the price of commodities, therefore, increasing accessibility to healthy food. Introduction of policies that regulate the proper labeling of calorie content in most food to enable clients to make informed judgment on what to eat. It also allows one to make an appropriate decision in situations where they are called upon to adhere to prescribed diets.
Previous research has shown that sustainable efforts are focused on attaining economic development; social equity and environmental protection are key factors to be considered in order to make this dream a reality. If neighborhoods like Caracas can observe prescribed recommendations aimed at Environmental Injustices, the problem of unhealthy food consumptions will be forgotten and this will guarantee a healthy society as threats like Obesity and Chronic diseases can be avoided.
Reference
Wing, S. (2014). Environmental Injustice Connects Local Food Environments with Global Food Production. Local Food Environments, 63-84. doi:10.1201/b17351-5
