Date of publication
Dec. 23, 2022
Document Reference #
A/HRC/52/28
Publishing Organization
Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
Document Type
Report
Country
Global
Original Document
Guideline No. 13. Ensure that the right to housing informs and is responsive to climate change and address the effects of the climate crisis on the right to housing
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72. Implementation measures:
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- (d) States must work with affected communities to develop and promote environmentally sound housing construction and maintenance to address the effects of climate change while ensuring the right to housing. The particular vulnerability of indigenous peoples to climate change must be recognized and all necessary support should be provided to enable indigenous peoples to develop their own responses. Forests and conservation areas must be protected in a manner that fully respects the rights of indigenous peoples to their lands and resources and to their traditional and environmentally sustainable practices in housing.