
Climate Change
The climate crisis is the biggest global threat to human rights we’ve seen in our lifetime. From burning forests to sweltering cities, parched farmlands to storm-battered coasts, climate change is taking a mounting toll on lives and livelihoods around the globe. Unless governments act boldly—and quickly—to massively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the situation could become unimaginably worse. Rising sea levels and massive food shortages could drive hundreds of millions of people from their homes. Conflicts over increasingly scarce resources could multiply exponentially, fueling violence, virulent nationalism, xenophobia, and authoritarian rule. The capacity of states to protect the rights of the most at-risk populations could be severely strained and, in many places, broken. Our ability to avert this dystopian future will likely depend, in large measure, on what governments do to uphold the rights of people today—those already enduring the impacts of climate change and those on the front lines of efforts to contain it.
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Middle East/North Africa
November 14, 2022
Videos
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COP26: Don’t Be Fooled by Bolsonaro’s Pledges
Brazil Still Lacks Credible Plan to Save Rainforest as Amazon Crisis Persists
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Canada: Disastrous Impact of Extreme Heat
Failure to Protect Older People, People with Disabilities in British Columbia
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News
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Nepal: Dengue Surge Exposes Climate Risk
Government Should Confront Growing Threat of Tropical Diseases
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Governments Should Commit to Fossil Fuel Phase Out at COP27
Fossil Fuels Drive the Climate Crisis, Human Rights Harms
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COP27: Governments Should Reject Weak Carbon Market Rules
Proposal Undermines Rights Protection, Climate Action
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Egypt Denies Entry to Activist at Climate Talks
Denial Comes in Wake of Pressure to Release Prominent Activist
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Authoritarian Environmentalism
A Discussion of China Planet: Ecological Civilization and Global Climate Governance
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The Ugandan Youth Activists Urging Action at COP27
World Leaders Should Listen to Young People Affected by Climate Change
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Egypt: Arrests, Curbs on Protests As COP27 Nears
Unlawful Surveillance Cameras, Restrictions on Participation
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Brazil: Lula Should Urgently Address Amazon Crisis
President-Elect Needs to Restore the Rule of Law; Reduce Deforestation
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Australia: Flood Response Failed to Protect Most at Risk
Inclusive Climate Action, Planning Needed to Address Extreme Weather