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Joint briefing: Making financial flows consistent with climate-resilient development
Led by Recourse with contributions by CESR and partners, this joint briefing examines how international financial institutions and standard setters are shaping — and obstructing — efforts to align global finance with climate-resilient development. It outlines the actions high-income countries must take to meet their obligations under the Paris Agreement and support a just transition.
All roads lead to Seville: why FfD4 matters for civil society and economic justice
We have reviewed FfD4’s First Draft—the preliminary version of the Conference’s outcome document now under negotiation. Like many of our allies, we see some welcome progress, but remain concerned that it falls short of what’s needed to confront the deep structural inequalities shaping the global economy.
Key voices: Shereen Talaat and MENAFEM’s feminist mobilization for economic justice in SWANA
In our new blog series, Key Voices, we shine a spotlight on the movements and leaders driving the fight for justice, equality, and human rights around the world.
COP 29 was a failure, but human rights can pave the way for justice
COP29 in Baku will probably be remembered as the worst COP ever. Human rights show us how to fix it.
Will the “Finance COP” live up to the expectations? A critical analysis of the stakes at COP29
As COP29 approaches in Baku, the summit billed as the “Finance COP” raises critical questions about the global commitment to climate finance. ESR examines the stakes, from financing adaptation and loss to reforming global debt structures and taxing climate damage.
SB 60 Event: Loss and Damage in the Face of False Solutions
Join us at SB60 to explore how to hold wealthy countries and corporations accountable for the climate crisis and pave the way for climate reparations.
Funding the fight against the climate crisis: An update on key trends in the world of climate finance
This short recap on the state of play in climate finance summarizes a few of the latest developments in the field through a reparations-based framework
CESR at the IMF/WB 2023 Annual Meetings in Marrakesh: Pushing for Transformative Financial Reforms
Our participation aimed to spotlight the urgent need for a rights-based approach to global economic governance. Here’s a recap of the key events and discussions we were involved in.
When the Water Runs Dry: Human Rights, Climate Change & Deepening Water Inequality in Delhi, India
A new report by Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic uses our OPERA framework to monitor the fulfillment of ESC rights in Delhi, India.
CESR calls on the World Bank Group to shift its Cascade approach to a human rights and climate model
In our submission to the World Bank's Evolution Roadmap consultation we point out the institution's critical omissions.
Co-designing popular education materials on human rights and climate change: some early insights
We brought together 30 activists from mining-affected communities across South Africa to explore new ways of expanding human rights knowledge.
CESR calls for intersectional climate justice which is rights-aligned and anti-racist
In the submission, we focused on reforms to global economic governance and the link between resource generation and the capacity to respond to climate change and its racially disparate impacts.
Key Concepts: Human Rights and the Economy
A series on how to challenge the obscene inequalities in our economies
CSW in a time of climate and COVID crisis
Our Climate Justice Program Officer, Alina Saba, offers here a recount of the progress and challenges seen at CSW 66, the world’s largest gathering on women’s rights.
CESR calls for a Rights-Based Economy at CSW66
CESR’s team advocated for systemic economic transformations at the world’s largest gathering on women's rights.
Testing the Water: Using Opera to Assess How the Right to Water in India Is Protected in a Changing Climate
How can activists expose the effects of government policies on people's rights? In this guest blog, Harvard law student Laura Bach details her experience using our OPERA Framework to explore how the right to water is guaranteed in India.
Striking at the Roots of the Climate Crisis
The climate crisis is also a human rights crisis that requires a courageous, informed and robust response from the human rights community.
How much longer for a legally-binding accord on emissions reductions?
The agreement from the UN climate change negotiations in Cancún has received high praise, but also criticism of a crackdown on social justice activists. A look at the human rights implications.