Increasing frequency and severity of deadly typhoons in the Pacific, flooding in Chennai, India, the total desiccation of Lake Poopó, the second largest lake in Bolivia, glacier recession and melting permafrost in the Arctic, massive forest fires in Indonesia, these are all symptoms of a warming planet that carry with them devastating human impacts.
In December 2015, the world came together to adopt the Paris Agreement as a way to limit climate change and promote adaptation to its impacts. The new climate Agreement calls for States to respect promote and consider human rights in their respective climate actions.
At a recent Human Rights Council event on the impacts of climate and health, Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, said the Paris Agreement was not only an environmental treaty but a health treaty with a lot at stake.

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