DESCRIPTION OF AMICI Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions & the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (contributing authors to this compilation: Dr. Annalisa Savaresi & Dr. Ioana Cismas) The Asia Pacific Forum (APF) is a coalition of 24 national human rights institutions (NHRIs) that works together and shares expertise to help make its vision of an Asia Pacific where everyone enjoys human rights a reality. The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) works to promote and strengthen NHRIs to be in accordance with the Paris Principles and provides leadership in the promotion and protection of human rights. The APF & GANHRI submission was prepared by Dr. Annalisa Savaresi (Lecturer in Law, University of Stirling, UK), Dr. Ioana Cismas (Senior Lecturer in Law, University of York, UK), and Dr. Jacques Hartmann (Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Dundee, UK) with the assistance of Tim Tabuteau (APF Legal Intern) and Jenni Whelan (APF Legal Counsel). Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) CIEL is a not for profit organization, with offices in Washington, D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland, that uses the power of law to protect the environment, promote human rights, and ensure a just and sustainable society. Since 1989, CIEL has conducted legal research, education, and advocacy in international environmental and human rights law, with a particular focus on providing assistance to vulnerable and marginalized communities and promoting accountability for violations of human and environmental rights. As a critical part of this mission, CIEL has been active in addressing the environmental and human rights implications of climate change for more than a quarter century. ClientEarth ClientEarth is Europe's leading non-profit environmental law organisation. ClientEarth is comprised of lawyers committed to securing a healthy planet. ClientEarth believes that strong law, properly enforced, is the best tool we have to protect the environment. Using the power of the law, ClientEarth develops innovative strategies and tools to address major environmental issues. ClientEarth was founded in 2007 and primarily operates in Europe through three offices based in London, Brussels, and Warsaw, with approximately 100 members of staff in total. ClientEarth has developed specialist expertise in public interest environmental litigation, successfully bringing proceedings against the UK and other Member State governments for violations of European Union law regulating air quality, bringing complaints against the European Commission for compliance with the UNECE Aarhus Convention, and undertaking successful litigation in respect of coal fired power across Europe. Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) The U.S. office of the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) is a nonprofit corporation based in the U.S. state of Oregon. ELAW serves as the Secretariat of a global network of public interest environmental lawyers. For more than 25 years, ELAW has been a leader in global environmental legal issues. ELAW, which advises a global network of public interest lawyers, has been researching legal issues related to climate justice for years. 5