Demanding Legal Standards for Climate Negotiations COP31

Demanding Legal Standards for Climate Negotiations COP31 As climate impacts intensify, the need for accountability, legal responsibility, and human rights-based climate governance has never been greater. This in-person event at COP31 will bring together climate advocates, legal experts, and civil society organizations to explore how legal standards can strengthen international climate negotiations and ensure that States fulfill their obligations to people and the planet. Participants will engage in discussions on accountability in climate negotiations, including the legal obligations of States, the responsibility of public officials, environmental harm, human rights protection, and the role of negotiators in implementing and interpreting international climate commitments. The event will also present the draft document "Demanding Legal Standards for Climate Negotiations: Pillars of Environmental Democracy" , developed through a series of workshops with civil society organizations. Attendees will contribute to shaping a broader cross-movement campaign that seeks to anchor climate negotiations in legal accountability, human rights, environmental democracy, and effective implementation. What to expect: Expert panel on climate accountability and legal obligations. Discussion on human rights and environmental democracy in climate governance. Presentation of the Legal Standards for Climate Negotiations framework. Collaborative strategy session to build a global campaign for accountability in climate negotiations. Networking opportunities with civil society organizations, legal experts, and climate advocates. Date: 14 November, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Venue: The Marmara Antalya, Antalya, Türkiye. Şirinyalı, Lara Cd. No:56, 07160 Muratpaşa/Antalya, Turquía Organized by: La Ruta del Clima, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Campaña de Campañas, CIEL, AIDA, CEMDA, IUCN, and ESCR-NET Join us in advancing a vision of climate negotiations grounded in law, justice, accountability, and human rights.