Dominica: First visit by UN Special Rapporteur on climate change and human rights

The expert will examine and document the human rights impacts of climate change, the challenges and progress of international climate cooperation, and the needs for international technical assistance, capacity-building and international finance in Dominica.

The Special Rapporteur will also analyse the integration of human rights-based approaches, including gender and intersectional perspectives, across climate change adaptation policies and responses to loss and damage.

Morgera will meet with Government officials, representatives from civil society and other stakeholders including communities affected by climate change. Meetings will be held in the capital Roseau and other regions.

The Special Rapporteur will present her preliminary findings and recommendations at a press conference on 14 May at 9:00am local time at the Fort Young Hotel (Victoria Street, Roseau) in Roseau.  Access will be strictly limited to journalists.

The Special Rapporteur will present a report on the visit to the UN Human Rights Council in June 2026.

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Ms. Elisa Morgera is the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change.

Special Rapporteurs/Independent Experts/Working Groups are independent human rights experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. Together, these experts are referred to as the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. Special Procedures experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. While the UN Human Rights office acts as the secretariat for Special Procedures, the experts serve in their individual capacity and are independent from any government or organization, including OHCHR and the UN. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the UN or OHCHR.

Country-specific observations and recommendations by the UN human rights mechanisms, including the special procedures, the treaty bodies and the Universal Periodic Review, can be found on the Universal Human Rights Index https://uhri.ohchr.org/en/

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