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We are so proud of the winners of our 2022 Essay Contest on Climate Change and Human Rights.  

Here are some quotes from the winning essays:

Essay Quotes

Right to health – We all have the right to enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. The major health impacts of climate change will include greater risk of injury and death due to intense heatwaves and fires; increased risk of malnutrition as a result of diminished food production; and increased risks of food- and water-borne diseases. And those who live in poorer areas often have polluting industries located nearby, causing long-term health issues. More on Climate Change and Health

Right to water –We all have the right to safe water and to sanitation that ensures we stay healthy. But a combination of environmental and climate factors continue to affect the quality and quantity of water resources. Already more than one billion people do not have access to clean water. Learn about why access to clean drinking water is a human right

Right to shelter – We all have a right to an adequate adequate housing for ourselves and our families. However, climate change threatens our right to housing. Extreme weather events like floods, drought and wildfires are already destroying people’s homes, leaving millions of them displaced. 

Source (and further information): https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/climate-change/



Why is Climate Change a

Human Rights Issue?

Climate Action

Amnesty International statement

How do environmental justice activists view the problems?  Ideas from activist Tina Stege

 How are youth stepping up to make a difference around the world?

Five young women fighting climate change 

Videos

Watch this poetic expedition between two islanders, one from the Marshall Islands and one from Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), connecting their realities of rising sea levels. 

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 Watch this video about the effects of how climate change is creating a human rights crisis on the island of Madagasgar off the coast of Africa.

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