ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTITUTIONS: AN ANALYSIS FROM ITALY TO THE REST OF THE WORLD
The strong impact of climate change on the environment has highlighted the relationship between ecosystems and the realization of human rights. National... Read More
GLASGOW CLIMATE DIALOGUES: NO PROGRESS ON LOSS AND DAMAGE
There seems to have been no progress in finding common solutions between the conventionally defined countries of the global south and north, visions diverge profoundly, and the discussion so far has been dominated by insurance approaches to the problem. The difficulty in managing the losses and damages caused by climate change impacts with funds that should be distributed as needed with an insurance system stem from the very nature of insurance contracts, which are based on the likelihood of something happening or not happening, not allowing for insurance of something that has already happened or has already been damaged.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE FIRST UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Ian Fry, an international expert on environmental law and policy, is the first Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change at the United Nations. He was appointed by the Human Rights Council at its 49th session in March 2022 and began his term on May 1, 2022.
CLIMATE REFUGEES: THE INVISIBLE VICTIMS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
When we think of climate change, its most direct effects immediately come to mind: rising sea levels, intense flooding or persistent droughts. However, more and more studies are highlighting how such events cascade additional adverse effects as well. In particular, it is argued that climate change plays a central role in shaping present and future migration flows, leading to the emergence of a new category of migrants: climate refugees.
A FEMINIST LENS FOR EUROPE’S GREEN DEAL
uring the latest working session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), held in New York from March 14-25, 2022, Katy Wiese, Policy Officer at the European Environmental Bureau, brought an additional perspective on the disparate impacts of climate change between men and women by presenting the European: "A Feminist European Green Deal" report.