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55th United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) appoints an expert on human rights and climate change (CC)

Posted 11 Apr 2024

Updated 12 Apr 2024

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  • Previouslyin 2021 UNHRC passed Resolution on Human rights and climate change
    • It recognised rights of people in vulnerable situations were disproportionately affected by negative impact of CC.

 

  • Need for Integration of human rights in CC:
    • CC has profound impacts on a variety of human rights, including rights to life, food, etc.
    • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states marginalized are especially vulnerable to CC.
    • Integration will necessitate improved mitigation and adaptation strategies.

 

  • Ways to integrate human rights into cc:
    • Promotion of alternative energy sources, forest conservation, etc.
    • Participation of affected communities in design and implementation CC projects.
    • Access to due process and to remedy if their rights are violated.

 

  • Initiatives
    • Paris Agreement 2015: States pledged to respect human rights in all climate actions.
    • Geneva Pledge on Human Rights and Climate Action, 2015 for sharing of best practice and knowledge between human rights and climate experts.
    • At national level:
      • National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC); Environment (Protection) Act 1986 etc.
      • Supreme Court too, recognized Right to Be Free from Adverse Effects Of Climate Change.

 

Global Human rights principles in context of CC:

  • Principle of intergenerational equity.
  • Ensure accountability and effective remedy for human rights harms caused by climate change.

 

  • Tags :
  • Global Human rights principles in context of CC
  • Climate initiative
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