The role of national human rights institutions in addressing climate change

The human rights to life, food, water, sanitation, health, work and an adequate standard of living are all directly impacted by climate change. Climate change policies must incorporate human rights principles. Co-hosted by the Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions, Australian Human Rights Commission, Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission, and the Hawai’i institute of human rights, this roundtable will explore the key role NHRI’s should play in Pacific governance arrangements to fully protect human rights in the context of climate change, and address challenges such as climate-related migration and displacement, preservation of Indigenous cultures and traditional knowledge, and impacts on women, children and persons with disability. Participants will develop priorities to inform the pre-COP31 agenda.