LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS COMO BRÚJULA PARA GUIAR LA PUESTA EN MARCHA DEL FONDO PARA PÉRDIDAS Y DAÑOS

This briefing, submitted by Amnesty International and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) to the UNFCCC on February 15, 2023, argues that the newly established Loss and Damage Fund must be guided by international human rights law. The authors advocate for a fund based on non-discrimination, substantive equality, and the provision of effective remedies, emphasizing that funding should be public, grant-based, and sourced from historical polluters to avoid increasing the debt of vulnerable nations.

• The Loss and Damage Fund must be designed and operated according to human rights principles, specifically non-discrimination, substantive equality, inclusion, effective remedy, and reparation, to protect marginalized groups who are disproportionately affected by climate impacts.
• Effective remedy for climate-induced loss and damage should follow UN typology for substantive reparation, which includes restitution (restoring the previous situation), compensation (economic repair for physical, mental, or moral damage), rehabilitation (medical or psychological assistance), satisfaction (public recognition or apologies), and guarantees of non-repetition (increased mitigation ambition).
• Public participation is essential for the Fund's legitimacy; the authors argue that civil society and indigenous peoples should have active roles in the Transition Committee and the Fund's Board, mirroring models like the Green Climate Fund (GCF) where observers can intervene in debates.
• The Fund requires strict social and environmental safeguards to prevent further human rights violations, including mandatory human rights impact assessments, the exclusion of activities leading to forced evictions, and the requirement of free, prior, and informed consent for indigenous peoples.
• Funding for loss and damage should be primarily public and grant-based rather than loan-based to avoid exacerbating the debt crisis in the Global South, as loans are ill-suited for irreversible losses that do not generate income for repayment.
• Financial resources should be mobilized based on the 'polluter pays' principle, targeting historical polluters through innovative sources such as levies on commercial passenger flights, international shipping emissions, a climate damages tax, or the redirection of fossil fuel subsidies.
• The authors propose that the Fund move beyond a project-based approach toward local ownership and direct access for frontline communities, utilizing national disaster response mechanisms and social protection programs.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2023). LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS COMO BRÚJULA PARA GUIAR LA PUESTA EN MARCHA DEL FONDO PARA PÉRDIDAS Y DAÑOS. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ES_HR-as-a-compass-LD-Fund-submission-Amnesty-and-CIEL-Feb-2023.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS COMO BRÚJULA PARA GUIAR LA PUESTA EN MARCHA DEL FONDO PARA PÉRDIDAS Y DAÑOS. 2023. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ES_HR-as-a-compass-LD-Fund-submission-Amnesty-and-CIEL-Feb-2023.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2023los, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS COMO BRÚJULA PARA GUIAR LA PUESTA EN MARCHA DEL FONDO PARA PÉRDIDAS Y DAÑOS}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2023}, month = feb, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ES_HR-as-a-compass-LD-Fund-submission-Amnesty-and-CIEL-Feb-2023.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }