In its most comprehensive report on climate change and health to date, the Lancet Countdown study found that rising ...

The way we respond to climate change also affects human rights. For example: Switching to clean energy creates jobs and improves health, but workers in coal and gas need support to transition.

In this excerpt from "Sink or Swim," author Susannah Fisher explores the future of human migration, and what that will look ...

Inger Andersen, of UNEP, urges courts to champion climate justice and environmental rule of law to protect human rights amid worsening climate impacts.

Researchers in California have pinpointed an unexpected impact of frequent droughts: an increase in human-wildlife conflict.

The Australian Human Rights Commission is calling for urgent action from government and business to address the escalating impacts of climate change on Australians’ human rights.Launching its first ...

A new study reveals that the impact humans are having on the Amazon rainforest is so profound it is even changing the ...

In April 2024, a group of Swiss older women won a landmark case at the European Court of Human Rights (The European Court of Human Rights sits in Strasbourg, France, and is an organ of the Council of ...

“Climate change negatively impacts human well-being, oceans and air and water quality and reduces biodiversity,” the S20 said ...

Climate change in Earth's polar regions is emerging as an underrecognized driver of global health risks, with consequences ...

The climate crisis is also an urgent and ongoing health crisis with diverse human impacts leading to physical, mental and cultural losses. Translating knowledge into action involves broad ...