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Based on consultations with 157 participants from 55 countries, the document outlines the need for a dedicated mechanism within the Human Rights Council to ensure a coordinated approach to climate-related human rights violations. Key priorities identified include holding state and non-state actors accountable, protecting environmental defenders, and ensuring that climate actions—such as carbon trading and nature conservation—do not further violate human rights. 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This failure to address these threats is eroding confidence in international cooperation and weakening the global governance systems and treaty frameworks established after the World Wars.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000113#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To address these risks, the U.S. should increase defense budget resources for biodefense programs, climate change prevention for military bases, and the treatment of heat-related illnesses among personnel. 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