Environment and Human rights
Everyone on the planet has a right to a healthy environment. Climate change and environmental degradation remain some of the biggest challenges facing people in the global south. There is a need to step up access to a "clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
Promoting, preserving, and fulfilling human rights and environmental sustainability are complementary goals at the heart of sustainable development. States should address not only environmental degradation but also protect environmental rights defenders at the forefront of protecting and conserving the environment and community resources such as wetlands, forests, air quality, and climate change, among others.
A coordinated response based on shared human rights and environmental principles such as solidarity, accountability, transparency, equity, and justice is needed to address transboundary environmental concerns like climate change, ecosystem management, biodiversity loss and pollution.
What We Do
- Work with member states and partners in support of the protection, promotion and fulfilment of environmental and human rights of the people in the IGAD region.
- Promote and support the rights of vulnerable groups such as refugees, women, IDPs, children and marginalised communities impacted by environmental degradation and climate change
- Work with member states and partners in protection and capacity development for the environmental rights defenders in the region.
Contact Us
Phone Number:
(+252) 617 963 284
icaep@igad.int
Location:
KM5, Afgoye Road, Mogadishu, Somalia
Sat – Thurs: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
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Contact Us
Phone Number:
(+252) 617 963 284
icaep@igad.int
Location:
KM5, Afgoye Road, Mogadishu, Somalia
Sat – Thurs: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Organization
Useful Links
News & Updates
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