If you would like to have something included in the next announcements, please email gnhrewebsite@gmail.com and include ‘Announcements’ in the email title. We are especially interested in submissions outside of Europe and North America.
Call for Abstracts, Papers, and Submissions:
Environmental Politics in Turbulent Times (abstracts)
Unpredictability and deep uncertainty of environmental change present profound challenges for contemporary and future public policy-making. At the same time, a new geopolitical situation challenges environmental policy. Demonstrations against climate action show that climate policy can be vulnerable to defeat and ‘hard’ policies may trigger backlash of environmental policy. Climate policy can, however, also create new opportunities for competitiveness and security. These are examples of turbulence that contemporary environmental politics need to grapple with.
Against this background, this special issue from the Journal of European Public Policy (JEPP) aims to understand environmental politics in turbulent times. JEPP invite papers addressing the relationship between turbulence and policy-making in environmental politics at different l+evels of governance in the EU and their interfaces – such as the effects of the European Green Deal, which is evolving into a Clean Industrial Deal, vis-à-vis EU member states and non-member states as well as for external jurisdictions. Deadline: May 15, 2025. See more here.
European Association of Climate Law Annual Conference (abstracts)
The European Association of Climate Law (EACL) invites submissions for its first Conference – a platform to discuss current developments, future challenges, and intergenerational justice in climate law. The conference features two separate calls for abstracts: one for the Early Career Researcher Workshop on the first day and one for the general session on the second day. The first EACL Conference will be held in Berlin, Germany on September 22-23, 2025. Please find the full call for abstracts here and the application form here.
Calls for Input:
Concentration of Corporate Power in Global Food Systems and its Implications for the Realization of the Right to Food
Purpose: To inform the Special Rapporteur’s upcoming thematic report to the UN General Assembly, October 2025. The Special Rapporteur seeks inputs from both States and civil society to better understand how the concentration of power in the hands of a relatively small number corporations affects food systems, governance, and people’s everyday lives — and to explore transformative alternatives that prioritize human rights, social equity, and ecological sustainability. Deadline: June 12, 2025. See more here.
On the Draft of General Comment No. 27 on Children’s Right to Access to Justice and to an Effective Remedy
Purpose: Call for submissions on the draft of general comment No. 27 on children’s right to access to justice and to an effective remedy. Issued by the CRC. Deadline: June 30, 2025. See more here.
Biodiversity and Human Rights
Purpose: To inform the High Commissioner’s global analytical study on the implementation of a human rights-based approach into the goals and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, in line with the provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, consistent with the considerations set out in section C of the Framework and taking into consideration the outcomes of the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. Deadline: June 30, 2025. See more here.
Opportunities:
Climateworks, Senior Analyst (Climate Policy – Southeast Asia) (Melbourne, Australia)
With your skills and experience in energy transitions, you will be responsible for providing expertise, analysis and advice on climate policy, legal and governance trends, industrial decarbonisation and points of influence. Applying a systems change approach to the delivery of policy processes, you will develop relationships both internally and externally to enhance the international relevance and reputation of Climateworks programs. With your ability to interact with and gain cooperation from a wide variety of stakeholders, you will work in close collaboration with stakeholders to help to ensure that Climateworks’ impact on sustainability and emissions reduction across Southeast Asia is realised. Deadline: May 18, 2025. See more here.
UC Berkeley School of Law, Climate Change and Methane Policy Fellow (Berkeley, CA)
The Climate Change and Methane Policy Research Fellow will focus on multiple aspects of methane emissions reduction at the local, state, national, and international level, with the intent to move solutions to policy and scale, including with the Subnational Methane Action Coalition (SMAC). The fellow will conduct research and work with government and NGO partners to identify barriers to implementation of solutions, including political, technological, regulatory, and educational. The exact responsibilities will vary based on the evolution of various initiatives, the expertise and experience of the selected research fellow, and in response to the ongoing evolution of the field. Deadline: May 24, 2025. See more here.
Climate Sisters, Programme Manager(s) (Glasgow or Manchester, UK)
We’re seeking a passionate Programme Manager to lead the Climate Sisters project – a transformative initiative amplifying the voices of marginalised and racialised women in climate justice. The Programme Manager will oversee all aspects of delivery, collaborate with community partners, and supervise the Project Coordinator. This role is grounded in values that challenge systemic inequalities and promote care, collaboration, and non-competitive sisterhood. Deadline: June 4, 2025. See more here.
Events:
Tarragona International Environmental Law Colloquium (online and in-person)
The X Tarragona International Environmental Law Colloquium (TIEC) jointly organized by the Tarragona Centre for Environmental Law Studies (CEDAT-URV) and the Tarragona Environmental Law Students Association (AAEDAT) will be held on May 29-30, 2025. This hybrid event is organized as an activity carried out by the Faculty of Legal Sciences(Department of Public Law) of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona, Spain). See more here.
Global Climate Summit (online and in-person)
In June 2025 the University of Oxford is hosting a global summit on climate change and human rights in partnership with UN Human Rights, the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance, the International Universities Climate Alliance and co-host universities across the world. The cornerstone of the summit is a hybrid global event on World Environment Day, June 5, 2025. From June 2-6, 2025, the University of Oxford will be hosting local activities themed around climate justice, as will many of our partner universities around the world. See more here.
New Publications/Releases:
Article: Greening State Obligations in Article 2(1) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Megan Donald; Nordic Journal of Human Rights. Read here.
Article: Small-scale fishers’ perception of risks in Indonesia’s cross-border region of North Maluku, Senia Febrica et. al.; Marine Policy. Read here.
Blog: From Blue Zone to Courtroom: Some Reflections on Loss and Damage, Liability, and the Case for Climate Reparations, Patrick Toussaint; UCD Environmental Law & Justice. Read here.
Blog: The Latest Trump Threat to International Law: Unilaterally Mining the Area, Coalter Lathrop; EJIL:Talk!. Read here.
Podcast: Justice Matters – Climate Change and Human Rights with Sam Bookman. Listen here.