CHR-NI-2016-0001 Statement of Resource Person, Katherine Lofts (ix) Right to culture90 Finally, climate change can impact the enjoyment of the right to culture, particularly insofar as the culture is closely connected to the natural environment. For example, the traditional livelihoods and ancestral traditions of many Indigenous communities are dependent on natural resources that may be threatened by climate change. 91 An illustrative example is the 2005 petition presented by the Inuit Circumpolar Conference to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Among other violations, the petitioners claimed that changes to the Arctic environment resulting from climate change infringed on the Inuit’s enjoyment of the right to culture, arguing that “[a]ll aspects of the Inuit’s lives depend upon their culture, and the continued viability of the culture depends in turn on the Inuit’s reliance on the ice, snow, land and weather conditions in the Arctic.”92 Climate change-related displacement and migration may also threaten the right to culture, as communities may be split apart and forced to relocate, disrupting cultural practices and social cohesion.93 IV. Conclusion In sum, climate change is a clear and massive impediment to the realization of economic, social and cultural rights. Both States and corporate actors alike have obligations to address the human rights aspects of climate change. While States are bound to respect, protect and fulfil human rights, corporate actors have a responsibility to avoid infringing the rights of others, and to address any adverse human rights impacts with which they are involved. Signed: Katherine Lofts Date: 16 September 2018
 At: Montreal, Canada 90 See eg: ICESCR, supra note 16 at Art 15; UNDRIP, supra note 29 at Art 11. See, eg: UNICEF Philippines, supra note 1 at 8. 92 Inuit Circumpolar Conference, Petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Seeking Relief from Violations Resulting from Global Warming Caused by Acts and Omissions of the United States (7 December, 2005) at 35. 93 UNEP, supra note 13 at 8. 91 12