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On the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision, the Executive Director of Greenpeace MENA, Ghiwa Nakat, stated:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n \u201c The International Court of Justice now offers a historical opportunity to change the course of climate justice. With its Advisory Opinion, the Court shifts the way we see climate action\u2014not as an act of charity, but a binding legal and moral obligation under international law. <\/p>\n\n For too long, international climate negotiations have been slowed by delays and weak commitments\u2014leaving frontline communities, especially in the Global South, without the justice they urgently need. In the Middle East and North Africa, where temperatures rise twice as fast as the global average amid drought, water shortages, and socio-economic fragility, inaction is unaffordable. <\/p>\n\n The MENA region has no shortage of champions for climate justice. Egypt\u2019s powerful intervention in December at the ICJ Court exemplifies principled climate justice leadership\u2014invoking international law principles, such as the ‘no harm’ rule, which obliges states to prevent, reduce, and control the risk of environmental harm to other countries, and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR), to push for a fairer, justice-based response. <\/p>\n\n While rich, historically polluting countries tried to keep the Court\u2019s opinion limited to narrow technical questions, Egypt argued for a broader, justice-based view\u2014one that demands accountability, compensation, and protection for the communities most harmed by climate change. <\/p>\n\n This landmark Advisory Opinion is a decisive reminder that international law is a powerful driver to achieve climate justice. It amplifies the voices of vulnerable communities, holds major polluters accountable, and helps ensure that climate action is fair and inclusive. <\/p>\n\n As COP30 in Bel\u00e9m, Brazil, approaches, the Court\u2019s actions remind us that true climate justice demands more than promises\u2014it requires accountability. Let this mark the start of a new chapter for a just climate future, where legal systems must be part of the solution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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