Derechos humanos, cambio climático y desplazamiento

El cambio climático tiene consecuencias dramáticas para el disfrute de una amplia gama de derechos humanos protegidos internacionalmente, especialmente para las personas en situaciones de vulnerabilidad. En los últimos 8 años, la comunidad internacional ha adoptado una serie de medidas que buscan aprovechar la legislación y los principios de derechos humanos para fortalecer las respuestas internacionales al calentamiento global. Uno de los …

Human rights, climate change and cross-border displacement: the role of the international human rights community in contributing to effective and just solutions

by Marc Limon Contemporary and emerging human rights issues, Policy reports

Human rights, climate change and cross-border displacement: the role of the international human rights community in contributing to effective and just solutions

The links between climate change and human rights are more widely accepted than ever before. The Human Rights Council has adopted a series of resolutions calling attention to the effects of climate change on the full enjoyment of human rights, and the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC has also recognised that ‘the adverse effects of climate change have …