Promoting Human Rights in the Future Climate Regime

The document highlights that both climate change impacts and the implementation of mitigation and adaptation policies can infringe upon the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities. It notes that the international climate change regime has largely failed to address these implications, only recognizing the importance of respecting human rights in the Framework Convention in 2010. The authors suggest that the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) provides an opportunity to implement four concrete options to guarantee substantive and procedural rights and establish a redress mechanism for loss and damages.

• Climate change impacts and the policies designed for mitigation and adaptation can both lead to the infringement of human rights, particularly for local communities and indigenous peoples.
• The international climate change regime has historically neglected human rights implications, with a formal recognition of the need to respect human rights in the Framework Convention occurring only in 2010.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2013). Promoting Human Rights in the Future Climate Regime. https://www.ciel.org/reports/promoting-human-rights-in-the-future-climate-regime-duyck-johl-january-2013-3/

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Promoting Human Rights in the Future Climate Regime. 2013. https://www.ciel.org/reports/promoting-human-rights-in-the-future-climate-regime-duyck-johl-january-2013-3/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2013promoting, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Promoting Human Rights in the Future Climate Regime}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2013}, month = jan, url = {https://www.ciel.org/reports/promoting-human-rights-in-the-future-climate-regime-duyck-johl-january-2013-3/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }