A New Report: International Council on Human Rights Policy: "Climate Change and Human Rights: A Rough Guide"
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Source: International Council on Human Rights Policy
By: International Council on Human Rights Policy
Published: June 24, 2008
[Please note: The information below has been adapted from the source.]
Climate change policies have so far ignored the likely human rights
impacts, according to a new report published by the International Council
on Human Rights Policy. The report, "Climate Change and Human Rights: A
Rough Guide" argues that human rights principles can guide climate change
policy by focusing on individual suffering and exposure to risk.
To date, little systematic research has examined the human rights
dimensions of climate change, yet almost every human right is threatened.
Climate change will create new health risks, threaten food and water
supplies, destroy land and livelihoods, and lead to forced migration and
conflict. Global warming will cause widespread human suffering that will
disproportionately affect people in countries already lacking the resources
to meet basic human rights obligations.
The report identifies where human rights are relevant to climate change
policy: in placing the human person at the centre of analysis, identifying
likely future victims and orienting responses to where needs are greatest.
Although attention to human rights cannot provide answers to every climate
change challenge, it can illuminate injustices and offer tools to assist
those most at risk.
Human rights principles can help mobilise and direct adaptation funding,
the report finds. They provide criteria for evaluating mitigation and
technology transfer policies. The report also examines decision-making
processes and accountability, the merits of litigation, and a range of
ethical and policy dilemmas that climate change generates.
For further information and to access this report, please visit
http://www.ichrp.org/en/zoom-in/climate_change_new_report
By: International Council on Human Rights Policy
Published: June 24, 2008
[Please note: The information below has been adapted from the source.]
Climate change policies have so far ignored the likely human rights
impacts, according to a new report published by the International Council
on Human Rights Policy. The report, "Climate Change and Human Rights: A
Rough Guide" argues that human rights principles can guide climate change
policy by focusing on individual suffering and exposure to risk.
To date, little systematic research has examined the human rights
dimensions of climate change, yet almost every human right is threatened.
Climate change will create new health risks, threaten food and water
supplies, destroy land and livelihoods, and lead to forced migration and
conflict. Global warming will cause widespread human suffering that will
disproportionately affect people in countries already lacking the resources
to meet basic human rights obligations.
The report identifies where human rights are relevant to climate change
policy: in placing the human person at the centre of analysis, identifying
likely future victims and orienting responses to where needs are greatest.
Although attention to human rights cannot provide answers to every climate
change challenge, it can illuminate injustices and offer tools to assist
those most at risk.
Human rights principles can help mobilise and direct adaptation funding,
the report finds. They provide criteria for evaluating mitigation and
technology transfer policies. The report also examines decision-making
processes and accountability, the merits of litigation, and a range of
ethical and policy dilemmas that climate change generates.
For further information and to access this report, please visit
http://www.ichrp.org/en/zoom-in/climate_change_new_report
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