¿UN RELATOR ESPECIAL DE LA ONU SOBRE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS Y EL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO?

This report presents recommendations from civil society and indigenous experts regarding the proposed creation of a UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change. Based on regional consultations across 55 countries, the document argues that a dedicated mandate is necessary to ensure a coordinated, rights-based approach to climate action and to hold state and non-state actors accountable for climate-related human rights violations.

• There is a documented need for a specific UN mechanism to address climate change comprehensively within the Human Rights Council (HRC), as current efforts have been ad hoc, relying on annual debates, resolutions, and the work of various thematic Special Rapporteurs.
• The proposal for a Special Rapporteur has gained significant political momentum from vulnerable nations, including calls from the Climate Vulnerability Forum (CVF) in 2019 and subsequent support from Bangladesh, the Marshall Islands, the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), and the Federated States of Micronesia.
• Regional consultations identified diverse priorities: Africa emphasized land rights and climate debt; Latin America and the Caribbean focused on access to information, justice, and the risks to environmental defenders; Asia and the Pacific highlighted internal displacement; and Europe, the Arctic, and North America linked climate change to the right to a healthy environment.
• A primary objective for the proposed Special Rapporteur would be to ensure accountability for both state and non-state actors, including corporations and financial institutions, particularly regarding the human rights impacts of fossil fuel extraction and market-based climate measures.
• The mandate should prioritize highly vulnerable groups, specifically indigenous peoples—whose cultural heritage and lands are at risk of 'genocidal' impact—as well as youth, women, persons with disabilities, and climate migrants.
• For the mandate to be effective, it must avoid duplicating existing work and instead create synergies with other UN bodies, such as the UNFCCC, UNEP, and existing Special Rapporteurs on the right to water, food, and indigenous rights.

APA

Schachter, C. B., & Mingrone, F. (2021). ¿UN RELATOR ESPECIAL DE LA ONU SOBRE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS Y EL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO? Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/UNSR-Report_espagnol.pdf

Chicago

Schachter, Clémence Billard, and Francesca Mingrone. ¿UN RELATOR ESPECIAL DE LA ONU SOBRE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS Y EL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO? Center for International Environmental Law, 2021. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/UNSR-Report_espagnol.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{schachter2021relator, author = {Schachter, Clémence Billard and Mingrone, Francesca}, title = {{¿UN RELATOR ESPECIAL DE LA ONU SOBRE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS Y EL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO?}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2021}, month = jan, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/UNSR-Report_espagnol.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }