UN rights body appoints Tuvalu negotiator as climate change expert

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GENEVA - The UN top rights body appointed an expert on climate change and human rights for the first time on Friday , a move that is expected to embolden environmental defenders and provide more supp

ort for victims of extreme weather.

The first to hold the post will be Ian Fry, who holds both Australian and Tuvaluan nationality. He has negotiated on behalf of least developed countries including at the 2015 Paris climate conference where he helped ensure that human rights were part of the final package. The mandate of the new independent expert is to"study and identify how the adverse effects of climate change, including sudden and slow onset disasters, affect the full and effective enjoyment of human rights and make recommendations on how to address and prevent these adverse effects".

 

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