How does the climate crisis threaten fundamental human rights, and who should be held accountable for its consequences?
Co-sponsored by the Mittal Institute and Harvard Law School Advocates for Human Rights, this event brings together legal and medical experts for an interdisciplinary discussion on climate devastation, corporate and state accountability, and international justice in the Global South.
Drawing on experiences in Nepal and Tibet, the panel will examine how climate-related disasters, including avalanches and flooding, disproportionately affect vulnerable communities. Speakers will explore the implications for human rights, public health, and climate justice, and consider how legal and policy frameworks can better address the unequal distribution of climate impacts.
The discussion will feature Aminta Ossom (Harvard Law School), Eugene Richardson (Harvard Medical School), and Ioannis Kalpouzos (Harvard Law School), and will be moderated by Grace Shrestha (Harvard Law School).
