SUBMISSION TO THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON THE DURBAN PLATFORM FOR ENHANCED ACTION REGARDING INFORMATION, VIEWS AND PROPOSALS RELATED TO THE DURBAN PLATFORM WORK PLAN UNDER WORKSTREAM I

The submission emphasizes that climate change is a major human rights challenge and urges that the 2015 Agreement's Preamble and Shared Vision explicitly recognize the link between human rights and climate change. It calls for a rights-based approach to adaptation, the regulation of corporations to prevent rights abuses during mitigation, and the establishment of an international mechanism to provide compensation for loss and damage. Additionally, it advocates for strong safeguard policies and accountability mechanisms within climate finance, specifically mentioning the Green Climate Fund, and demands guaranteed access to information and justice for all affected communities.

• The authors argue that the Preamble and Shared Vision of the 2015 Agreement must explicitly recognize the connection between human rights and climate change, reinforcing the obligation of states to "fully respect, protect, promote and fulfill human rights in all climate-related actions."
• Regarding mitigation, the submission asserts that states must regulate corporations to prevent human rights abuses and ensure that forest-related mitigation activities, such as REDD+, adhere to the principle of "free, prior and informed consent."
• The document calls for a rights-based approach to adaptation, specifically requesting measures to protect the human rights of people displaced by climate change, including those who "cross borders as a result of disasters."
• The submission advocates for an international mechanism to provide compensation for those most vulnerable to unavoidable loss and damage, noting that such losses "threaten the human rights of the individuals and communities most vulnerable to but least responsible for climate change."
• The authors demand that climate finance mechanisms, specifically the Green Climate Fund, implement "strong safeguard policies and a transparent means of redress" to prevent social and environmental harm.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2013). SUBMISSION TO THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON THE DURBAN PLATFORM FOR ENHANCED ACTION REGARDING INFORMATION, VIEWS AND PROPOSALS RELATED TO THE DURBAN PLATFORM WORK PLAN UNDER WORKSTREAM I. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ADP_Submission_HRCWG_Mar2013.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. SUBMISSION TO THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON THE DURBAN PLATFORM FOR ENHANCED ACTION REGARDING INFORMATION, VIEWS AND PROPOSALS RELATED TO THE DURBAN PLATFORM WORK PLAN UNDER WORKSTREAM I. 2013. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ADP_Submission_HRCWG_Mar2013.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2013submission, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{SUBMISSION TO THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON THE DURBAN PLATFORM FOR ENHANCED ACTION REGARDING INFORMATION, VIEWS AND PROPOSALS RELATED TO THE DURBAN PLATFORM WORK PLAN UNDER WORKSTREAM I}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2013}, month = mar, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ADP_Submission_HRCWG_Mar2013.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }