Towards a just transformation: climate crisis and the right to housing – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
Towards a just transformation: climate crisis and the right to housing – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
Summary
The report highlights that the climate crisis is severely threatening the enjoyment of the right to adequate housing around the world and that housing itself makes a significant contribution to climate change. It calls for a just transition towards rights-compliant, climate-resilient and carbon-neutral housing. The report argues that the costs of such a transition in the housing sector must be shared fairly among and within countries, and among public authorities, taxpayers, homeowners and renters or other affected groups, to ensure that nobody is left behind.
This report was delivered by the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing to the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council.
Author/Editor
OHCHR - Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Year
2022
Themes
Climate Change
Environmental Resilience
Housing
Human Rights
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 9 - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 10 - Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Goal 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
New Urban Agenda Commitments
