Case Repository: Advancing Legal Responses to Climate Change and Transboundary Environmental Harm in Southeast Asia

The Southeast Asian region faces significant challenges from climate change and transboundary environmental harm, impacting human rights and livelihoods across borders. Severe weather events, haze pollution, and environmental degradation have highlighted the need for stronger legal responses to address these

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Asia Programme

The Asia Programme aimed to empower organizations and institutions to implement human rights initiatives, believing this would improve conditions for those in poverty. Through activities like seminars and training programs, it sought to empower rights-holders and duty-bearers. 

The Asia Programme

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Regional Asia Pacific Programme: Advancing Just Transitions to Climate Resilient and Nature-Positive Societies (RAPP 2) 

Between 2017 and 2024, RWI successfully implemented the Regional Asia Programme on Human Rights and Sustainable Development (RAPP 1), focusing on human rights, gender equality, and sustainable development. 

Building on RAPP 1’s successes, RWI introduces the Regional Asia Pacific Programme:

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Business, Human Rights, and the Environment

Businesses, especially those in the extractive minerals sector, are pivotal players in driving the green transition. However, this sector has been associated with severe human rights issues such as land grabbing, forced displacement, and

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Access to Environmental Justice

Access to justice for victims of climate change and environmental harm remains limited, undermining efforts to hold governments accountable. Strengthening the capacities of legal professionals and NHRIs, and promoting cross-sectoral coordination, is vital for enabling just

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