53rd Session ofthe Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change

A statement by the Center for International Environmental Law to the 53rd Session of the Human Rights Council regarding human mobility and climate change, emphasizing the inadequacy of current legal protections and the necessity of climate finance from developed states.

• The current legal framework is insufficient to provide effective protection for individuals displaced by climate change, although states maintain existing human rights obligations, including the nonrefoulement obligation, to protect those who move.
• According to the IPCC, involuntary migration and displacement caused by climate change can be reduced through international cooperation to improve sustainable development and institutional adaptive capacity. Consequently, developed states are urged to increase climate finance, specifically for loss and damage.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2023). 53rd Session ofthe Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/HRC53-ID-with-UNSR-Climate_June-28.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. 53rd Session ofthe Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change. 2023. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/HRC53-ID-with-UNSR-Climate_June-28.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw202353rd, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{53rd Session ofthe Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/HRC53-ID-with-UNSR-Climate_June-28.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }