S’APPUYER SUR LES DROITS HUMAINS POUR GUIDER LA MISE EN ŒUVRE DU FONDS POUR LES PERTES ET LES PRÉJUDICES

This briefing, submitted by Amnesty International and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) to the UNFCCC on February 15, 2023, argues for the full integration of human rights standards into the design and implementation of the new Loss and Damage Fund. The authors advocate for a rights-based approach that ensures non-discrimination, provides effective remedies for affected communities, and prioritizes public grant-based financing over loans to avoid increasing the debt of developing nations.

• The Loss and Damage Fund must be designed to provide an 'effective remedy' for those most affected by the climate crisis, incorporating the UN's typology of reparations: restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction, and guarantees of non-repetition.
• To prevent the marginalization of vulnerable groups, the fund must adopt an intersectional and gender-sensitive perspective, specifically addressing the needs of people with disabilities, women, girls, LGBTQI+ individuals, and informal workers.
• Public participation is deemed essential for the fund's governance. The authors call for the inclusion of civil society and indigenous peoples as active observers in the transition committee and the fund's board of directors, similar to the model used by the Green Climate Fund.
• The briefing emphasizes the need for 'rights-based, inclusive and participatory assessments' of loss and damage needs to determine budget priorities and ensure that non-economic losses, which are harder to quantify, are addressed.
• The authors argue that financing should be primarily public and grant-based to avoid exacerbating the debt crisis in the Global South, as loans are unsuitable for irreversible losses that do not generate income for repayment.
• The document proposes utilizing the 'polluter pays' principle to secure adequate funding through innovative sources, such as international taxes on commercial flights, maritime shipping, fossil fuel subsidy redirection, or a climate damages tax.
• Strict social and environmental safeguards are required to ensure the fund does not cause further harm, including the prohibition of activities leading to forced evictions or displacements of indigenous peoples.
• The briefing calls for the establishment of independent and accessible grievance mechanisms to handle complaints and provide reparations for any human rights violations resulting from the fund's activities.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2023). S’APPUYER SUR LES DROITS HUMAINS POUR GUIDER LA MISE EN ŒUVRE DU FONDS POUR LES PERTES ET LES PRÉJUDICES. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FR_HR-as-a-compass-LD-Fund_submission-Amnesty-and-CIEL_Feb-2023.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. S’APPUYER SUR LES DROITS HUMAINS POUR GUIDER LA MISE EN ŒUVRE DU FONDS POUR LES PERTES ET LES PRÉJUDICES. 2023. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FR_HR-as-a-compass-LD-Fund_submission-Amnesty-and-CIEL_Feb-2023.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2023sappuyer, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{S’APPUYER SUR LES DROITS HUMAINS POUR GUIDER LA MISE EN ŒUVRE DU FONDS POUR LES PERTES ET LES PRÉJUDICES}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2023}, month = feb, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FR_HR-as-a-compass-LD-Fund_submission-Amnesty-and-CIEL_Feb-2023.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }