In the framework of the upcoming Warsaw Climate Change Conference to be held in Warsaw (11-22 November 2013), the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe (382 international NGOs) adopted a declaration by the Committee on Democracy, Social Cohesion and Global Challenges and the committee on Human Rights, a statement claiming an indissoluble link between climate Change and Human Rights.
We assert of the utmost importance to put climate change at the top of the priorities for action to ensure the future of humanity ;
We are convinced that urgent and necessary solutions can only be found by involving civil society at all levels of commitment and decision-making ;
We call for international negotiations beyond the strict framework of reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, integrating the protection of human rights, and taking into account the involvement of all phenomena related to climate change on the enjoyment of those rights
We call for the respect to the right to life, dignity and mobility to include the establishment of international rules and urge States and regional institutions such as the EU, to take immediate consideration of :
We request the Heads of States and Governments to integrate the human rights into the treaty to be adopted in Paris in 2015 and to officially recognize the right to a healthy environment as a fundamental human right.
We assert of the utmost importance to put climate change at the top of the priorities for action to ensure the future of humanity ;
We are convinced that urgent and necessary solutions can only be found by involving civil society at all levels of commitment and decision-making ;
We call for international negotiations beyond the strict framework of reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, integrating the protection of human rights, and taking into account the involvement of all phenomena related to climate change on the enjoyment of those rights
We call for the respect to the right to life, dignity and mobility to include the establishment of international rules and urge States and regional institutions such as the EU, to take immediate consideration of :
- the threat on habitat, water and food supply of extreme weather events
- regular assessment of natural and industrial risks exacerbated by climate change
- the prevention of political and social conflicts related to resource sharing
- hosting populations forced away from their place of residence by rising waters, the scarcity of vital goods and esources or deprivation of essential services
- assistance to the populations deprived of their land and property
We request the Heads of States and Governments to integrate the human rights into the treaty to be adopted in Paris in 2015 and to officially recognize the right to a healthy environment as a fundamental human right.
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