Report on internal displacement in the context of the slow-onset adverse effects of climate change

Summary

In the present thematic report, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons examines internal displacement in the context of the slow-onset adverse effects of climate change. The report analyses the impacts of this type of displacement on the enjoyment of human rights by internally displaced persons, including specific groups. The Special Rapporteur looks at the human rights obligations, responsibilities and roles of States, the international community, businesses and national human rights institutions in addressing internal displacement in the context of the slow-onset adverse effects of climate change and makes recommendations to these actors.

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Member States

• Azerbaijan
• Colombia
• Honduras 1 | 2
• Kazakhstan 1 | 2
• Kyrgyzstan
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritius
• Mexico 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
• Nepal 1 | 2
• Panama
• Saudi Arabia
• Slovenia - Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning
• Yemen 1 | 2 | 3

NHRIs

• Comisión Estatal de los Derechos Humanos de Chiapas, Mexico, Visitaduría General Especializada de Atención de Asuntos Indígenas 1 | 2
• Commission nationale des droits de l’homme du Togo
• Commission nationale indépendante des droits de l'homme (CNIDH) de la République de Madagascar
• Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines
• Danish Institute for Human Rights
• Kenya National Commission on Human Rights
• Procuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos de Nicaragua
• Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights 1 | 2

NGOs and Civil Society Organizations

• Alaska Institute for Justice
• Church World Service
• Climate Refugees
• Caritas PNG
• Displacement Solutions
• Franciscans International
• Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
• International-Lawyers.Org Association
• Norwegian Refugee Council
• Plan International
• Secours Islamique France
• Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and International Centre of Excellence on Transforming Development and Disaster Risk (ICoE-TDDR)

International and regional organizations

• European Union (EU) 1 | 2
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Ethiopia
• Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 1 | 2 | 3
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
• UNEP Latin America and Caribbean
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and United Nations Children's Fund UK (UNICEF UK)
• UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office

Protection clusters

• Protection Cluster in Mali

Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

• International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC)
• IFRC AU and IO representation office in Addis Ababa

Other

• Asia Pacific Academic Network on Disaster Displacement (APANDD)
• Christian Asse
• Dr. Armelle Gouritin
• Dr. John Osonwa
• Just Atonement Inc.
• Sandra Sanchez
• Thianchai Surimas and Sara K. Phillips