This session will present the implications of the recent Advisory Opinions and understand their effect on climate ambition for NDCs and domestic climate laws, accountability for transboundary environmental harm, and the infringement of human rights.

We will hear perspectives from frontline communities, legal experts, and how these outcomes demand climate justice. 

This event is co-organized by ClientEarth, ESCR-Net, La Ruta del Clima, and Oxfam.

 

Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Doors: 09:00 AM

Location: Midtown Manhattan - the event address will be shared upon sign up.

 

Event Program:

09:00 to 09:20  |  Coffee & Welcome
Informal space to connect participants

 

09:20 to 09:25  |  Opening & Context
Links between climate change, transboundary environmental harm, human rights, and NDCs.
Speaker: Basma Eid, ESCR-NET

09:25 to 09:35  |  State Obligations and Loss and Damage: The Path to Justice
Speaker: Honourable Ralph Regenvanu, Minister of Climate Change for Vanuatu

 

09:35 to 09:45  |  Climate Reparations in the Human Rights Framework
Speaker: Elisa Morgera, Rapporteur

 

09:45 to 09:55  |  Legal & Political Framework
Legal implications of the advisory opinions and their effect on climate ambition, especially on climate litigation, NDCs and climate laws.

Speaker: Adam Weiss, Chief Programmes and Impact Officer, ClientEarth

 

09:55 to 10:05  |  Perspectives from Communities
Voices from frontline communities and the role of community-led monitoring.

Speaker: Adriana Vásquez, La Ruta del Clima

 

10:05 to 10:25  |  Roundtable Discussion
Bringing Responsibility into Loss and Damage Finance & NDC Implementation (Focus on how NDCs can integrate climate reparations financing pathways)

Panelists:

• David Williams, Rosa Lux
• Zephanie Repollo, JASS Southeast Asia
• Nixon Boumba, Haiti
• Basma Eid, ESCR-NET

10:25 to 10:30  |  Closing Remarks
Speaker: Basma Eid, ESCR-NET

 

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