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Climate crisis

Thursday 2 May 2024
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Welcome to the IBA Climate Crisis hub page, where you will find details of events, reports and relevant information about the role of lawyers in tackling the climate crisis.

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Climate Registry

Find and share info on sustainability, the environment, and climate crisis. Search by region, upload docs for your jurisdiction. Open to all bar associations and law societies.

Model Statute

The Model Statute for Proceedings Challenging Government Failure to Act on Climate Change highlights the role of litigation in setting requirements for governments to protect their citizens and communities from climate impacts

Task Force report

The IBA Presidential Task Force on Climate Change Justice and Human Rights identifies gaps in existing institutional arrangements, in this report, 'Achieving Justice and Human Rights in an Era of Climate Change Disruption'

The IBA @COP28

Watch our discussion on the role of lawyers in tackling the climate crisis. Learn about legal capacity building, regulatory steps, and climate-conscious lawyering.

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Legal solutions for a net zero future

Watch the launch of the International Bar Association's Climate Registry, a peer-to-peer platform facilitating local bar associations to showcase their proactive responses to the climate crisis.

IBA @ COP28: Everything everywhere all at once: Opening Speaker

Watch our discussion on the role of lawyers in tackling the climate crisis explores legal capacity building, regulatory steps, and the importance of climate-conscious lawyering.

IBA @ COP28: Everything everywhere all at once: Session one

Watch our discussion on the role of lawyers in tackling the climate crisis explores legal capacity building, regulatory steps, and the importance of climate-conscious lawyering.

Reports

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Legal Aspects of Climate Change Adaptation

Legal Aspects of Climate Change Adaptation

While progress on climate change depends on stability in other domains in order to implement the Paris Agreement of 2015, climate change itself is a destabilising force. The Climate Change Adaptation Report looks closely at three areas key to heading off the likelihood of accelerating instability in the near future: population displacement, food security and access to technology. This report places these issues within the larger context of the Paris Accord and the recent advances in research and policy on the human rights implications of climate change.

Model Statute for Proceedings Challenging Government Failure to Act on Climate Change

Model Statute for Proceedings Challenging Government Failure to Act on Climate Change

Building on recent successes and judicial reasoning, the Model Statute highlights the role of litigation in setting requirements for governments to protect the public. With the advice of leading experts, it provides detailed rationales, precedents and 23 specific Articles for reforms.

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