Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/278264 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
Research Paper No. 167
Publisher: 
South Centre, Geneva
Abstract: 
The effects of climate change on people's daily lives threaten the full enjoyment of human rights. The Human Rights Council adopted two landmark resolutions recognising the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment (Resolution 48/13), and establishing the mandate for a Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change (Resolution 48/14). Nevertheless, a broader dialogue between the UNFCCC and the UN human rights architecture seems necessary to establish a coordinated and coherent response to climate change and its effects on human rights. This research paper analyses the intersections of these two legal systems. It does so by identifying how the climate change negotiations and the human rights architecture can contribute to strengthening international cooperation. It also recognises the need for a more profound international debate on the linkages between human rights and climate change consistent with the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities included in the UNFCCC.
Subjects: 
Adaptation
Business and Human Rights
Capacity Building
Climate Action
Climate Change
Climate Finance
Common But Differentiated Responsibility (CBDR)
Conferences of the Parties (COP)
COP26
Equity
Human Rights
Human Rights Council
Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
International Investment Agreements (IIAs)
Investment
Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) System
Just Transition
Loss and Damage
Mitigation
Paris Agreement
Reform of the IIA regime
Right to a Clean and Safe Environment
Technology Transfer
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Document Type: 
Research Report
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