Human rights-based approaches can protect people vulnerable to climate change

Governments have a responsibility to protect individuals affected by climate change or adaptation strategies, but often lack capacity to do so.

This Policy Brief suggests that a human rights-based approach to climate change can be used to clarify who is responsible for climate change adaptation and what their duties are.

The Brief also underlines the need for civil society to combine advocacy efforts with helping governments shoulder the difficult tasks of addressing climate risks. Human rights-based approaches can provide a platform for this.