General Article 5 sport and human rights issues to look out for in 2022

Topic Selected: Sport Book Volume: 411

Climate action in sport

Sport will be urged to help connect the climate and human rights agendas

Sport can’t be a bystander in ongoing climate change debates and responses. Mounting threats of extreme weather, including floods, fires and rising temperatures, will increasingly impact the sporting events calendar and infrastructure, and pose greater risks to the health and wellbeing of athletes and fans, particularly the young and old who are most vulnerable. The year 2022 will likely bring gre...

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