RAPP is a program that promotes human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.

Regional Asia Pacific Programme on Human Rights and Sustainable Development (RAPP 1)

The overarching goal of RAPP 1 is to contribute to a just, inclusive, and sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region by promoting the simultaneous protection of human rights, gender equality, and the environment.

In terms of its specific focus on climate change and human mobility, RAPP 1 aims to enhance the capacity of academic institutions in the Asia Pacific to integrate human rights and gender-based approaches into displacement issues within the contexts of disaster and climate change. RAPP 1 has successfully developed a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) and Blended Learning Course (BLC) on climate change, human mobility, and human rights. These modules were collaboratively developed with university partners in Bangladesh, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia. This online learning platform has engaged 163 participants from 21 countries within the region. Moreover, these capacity-building initiatives also led to the integration of human rights and gender-based approaches into undergraduate-level course modules across various disciplines (e.g., sociology, geography, environmental management) at universities in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands.

Furthermore, to amplify the voices of Asia Pacific scholars at global levels addressing climate-related mobility issues, RWI supported the establishment of the Asia Pacific Academic Network on Disaster Displacement (APANDD). APANDD comprises scholars from the Asia Pacific region with specific expertise in disaster displacement and broader knowledge on climate-related mobility. Globally, RWI and APANDD actively provide inputs to various UN Special Rapporteur thematic reports, such as concerning displacement in the context of slow-onset adverse impacts of climate change and the human rights crisis in resettlement following evictions and displacement. At the national level, RWI and APANDD also play active roles in national policy processes, such as contributing to the development of Bangladesh’s National Strategy on Internal Displacement Management and Indonesia’s Guidelines for Mainstreaming Human Rights in the Regulation and Legislation Formulation Process.

Over its seven years of implementation, RAPP 1 has produced numerous studies and publications on climate change, human mobility, and human rights. These include the seminal edited volume titled “Climate Change, Disasters, and Internal Displacement in Asia and the Pacific: A Human Rights-Based Approach” (2020) and “Climate-related Human Mobility in Asia and the Pacific: Transdisciplinary Rights-based Approaches” (forthcoming 2024).

Publications

Bangladesh national report to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Bangladesh National Law and Policy Report

Myanmar country snapshot to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Myanmar Law and Policy Report - Country Snapshot

Cambodia national report to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Cambodia National Law and Policy Report

Nepal country snapshot to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Nepal Law and Policy Report - Country Snapshot

The Philippines national report to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.The Philippines National Law and Policy Report

Vanuatu national report to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Vanuatu National Law and Policy Report

The Solomon Islands country snapshot to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.The Solomon Islands Law and Policy Report - Country Snapshot

Human rights-based approach in Indonesia to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Human Rights Based Approach in Indonesia's Legal Framework

Slow onset environmental change and displacement report to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Slow Onset Environmental Change and Displacement

Bangladesh country snapshot to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Bangladesh Law and Policy Report - Country Snapshot

China national report to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.China National Report Law and Policy Report

Cambodia country snapshot to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Cambodia Law and Policy Report - Country Snapshot

Indonesia national report to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Indonesia National Law and Policy Report

The Philippines country snapshot to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.The Philippines Law and Policy Report - Country Snapshot

Vanuatu country snapshot to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Vanuatu Law and Policy Report - Country Snapshot

A bibliometric analysis of research to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.A Bibliometric Analysis: Climate Change, Human Mobility and Human Rights

Regional baseline study report to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Integration of Human Rights in the NDC in Asia-Pacific

Rights-Centered Learning in University Course Modules

Myanmar national report to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Myanmar National Law and Policy Report

China country snapshot to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.China Law and Policy Report - Country Snapshot

Nepal national report to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Nepal National Law and Policy Report

Indonesia country snapshot to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Indonesia Law and Policy Report - Country Snapshot

Thailand national report to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Thailand National Law and Policy Report

Solomon Islands national report to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.The Solomon Islands National Law and Policy Report

Coastal Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: A Human Rights Perspective

International standards and guidelines to promote human rights and sustainable development in Asia Pacific.Key International Standard and Guidelines Relating to Displacement

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Project Duration:

2017-2024

 

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