On the 20th of September 2022, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) organised, alongside the University of Stirling (UK) and the Global network for Human Rights and Environment, a symposium on ‘Recognising the Right to a Healthy Environment’ (R2HE).
This event … Continue reading » “Symposium: ‘Recognising the Right to a Healthy Environment’”
Continue readingThe 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment was a turning point for environmental protection and international law. It saw the emergence of global environmental cooperation as a concept and the creation of new alliances and divisions, particularly between the … Continue reading » “Stockholm +50: “Grassroots activism has to work again.””
Continue readingClimate change adaptation is no longer a choice, but an urgent priority to save lives, enhance resilience, and protect human rights. However, RWI’s new research paper, drafted in partnership with SEI, shows that human rights considerations are rarely incorporated into … Continue reading » “RAPO publishes a new report on Human Rights in the Process of National Adaptation Planning”
Continue readingNations are not doing enough to protect their countries, cities, citizens and livelihoods from the devastating hazards and disasters that climate change entail. Droughts are severe, seas are rising, and disasters are increasing. Species are disappearing, floods and fires are … Continue reading » “What IPCC Says About Migration and Human Rights”
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