Overview
Programme
Questions to be considered:
• What is the significance of the Human Rights Committee's decision to the protection of human rights amidst rising sea levels? What has been the impact (if any) of the decision?
• How can science inform the human rights decision/policy making process in the creation of adaptation measures?
• What are the lessons to be learned for other geographic regions in addressing predicted but not realised human rights threats?
• What is the state of the international law when it comes to climate displaced populations?