Human Rights Based Climate Action

Quaker United Nations Office has prepared a one page, colorful summary for climate change negotiators, on how including people in climate policies makes it more effective and fair.

This leaflet was written to help decision makers better understand how a rights-based approach in forming climate policy will lead to more effective and fair action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).  The leaflet explains a ‘human rights based approach’, why it is advantageous for policy makers, and offers positive examples of successful rights based climate action in reducing GHG mitigation and adaptation. The leaflet was presented to negotiators at the climate negotiations (SB50) in Bonn, in June 2019. Download the leaflet here.

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