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Climate change is closely linked to the imperative for social justice. As addressed at the Fundamental Rights Forum 2024, it is crucial to tackle inequalities, elevate marginalised groups and establish comprehensive policies that account for a sustainable future.
Rising voices, green choices: Europe’s equality drive against climate change Read More »
Welcome to our sixth Curated series, which provides a space to reflect on conversations developed in the context of the Fundamental Rights Forum 2024 in relation to various issues concerning some pressing human rights challenges of our time and the significance of preparedness to overcome them.
The global youth climate movement faces significant challenges, including criminalisation and lack of support from the governments, yet it remains resilient. It is worth exploring India, with the world’s largest youth population, in relation to the youth climate movement at the intersection of right to participation and climate justice.
Understanding human rights law as a discourse of preventative practice, rather than remedy, can support preparedness in the face of large-scale emergencies, like the ecological crisis, but also in the face of ‘everyday’ emergencies faced by human rights defenders.
Can human rights lawyers and legal academics support human rights defenders in new ways? Read More »
Those who are protesting against unsustainable uses of the ocean or exclusionary approaches to marine conservation should be recognised and protected as environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs), due to growing awareness of the interdependence between a healthy ocean and human rights.
Ocean defenders are environmental human rights defenders Read More »
The interplay between states and corporations is complex because of the increasingly blurred line between their spheres of influence. It is worth exploring the benefits of deliberative governance as a means of transparency in the decision-making process that fosters public participation and effective environmental protection.
Deliberative democracy: Facilitating environmental protection Read More »
Hopes were high that COP 28 might be a game-changer against the climate crisis. A closer look at the outcomes of the climate summit, however, say otherwise.
COP 28: Weighed and found wanting Read More »
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights remain relevant in terms of addressing business responsibilities regarding climate change. However, the private sector should be obligated to contribute towards climate financing, given the urgent need in the Pacific.
Global business sector must step up to climate change obligations Read More »
The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam necessitated instant humanitarian action, yet, it will have massive far-reaching economic and social consequences over a much greater geographical area, including potential displacement and population migration risks.
The Nova Kakhovka dam disaster: Another Chernobyl? Read More »
Climate change has increased both the frequency and intensity of natural disasters in the past decade, particularly in the Asia-Pacific. A transformative adaptation and mitigation effort is essential to ensure resilience and sustainable development in the region.
Climate-Related Emergencies on the Rise in Asia and the Pacific: Are We Prepared? Read More »