A/HRC/16/62 local, national, regional and international levels, including on most vulnerable groups, particularly women and children; and international assistance and cooperation in addressing the human rights related impact of climate change. Accordingly, the programme of work3 was prepared under the guidance of the Chairperson-Rapporteur, taking into account the input received from Member States and other relevant stakeholders. The 2010 Social Forum held interactive debate involving 20 expert presentations on six different thematic panels and 10 micro-documentaries on issues relating to the theme under focus. 8. In addition to the provisional agenda (A/HRC/SF/2010/1; see annex I) and the programme of work mentioned above, the 2010 Social Forum had before it the background report (A/HRC/SF/2010/2) submitted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights pursuant to paragraph 7 of Council resolution 13/17 and the study prepared by OHCHR on the relationship between human rights and climate change (A/HRC/10/61). III. Summary of proceedings A. Setting the scene: the adverse effects of climate change on the full enjoyment of human rights, including the right to life and economic, social and cultural rights 1. Human rights and climate change 9. Craig Mokhiber, Officer-in-Charge of the Research and Right to Development Division of OHCHR, presented the background report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (A/HRC/SF/2010/2) submitted at the request of the Human Rights Council as a contribution for the dialogues and debates during the Forum. The report summarized the contributions received from Member States and relevant stakeholders, and provided information on the activities undertaken by United Nations human rights mechanisms in addressing the impact of climate change on the enjoyment of human rights. In the context of the theme under consideration by the Forum, he also introduced the findings of the OHCHR study on climate change and human rights (A/HRC/10/61), which was prepared in response to a request by the Human Rights Council. He expressed hope that the OHCHR background report and study would provide a useful platform for constructive deliberations and lead to innovative recommendations by the Social Forum to the Council, with respect to reaffirming the relationship between human rights and climate change. 10. Liusha Zahir, the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations in Geneva, referred to the Male’ Declaration on the Human Dimension of Global Climate Change adopted by Small Island Developing States in November 2007, and noted that there was currently no doubt that climate change had a range of implications, both direct and indirect, for the full enjoyment of human rights. Although the question of whether climate change constituted a violation of human rights had largely been avoided by States, a number of developing countries had argued that responsibility for climate changerelated harms could be established on the basis of both historical responsibility for global warming, and on the basis of the failure of many developed countries to abide by their international mitigation commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. She recalled that the question of States’ human rights obligations at the national and international levels pertaining to climate change generated the most discussion during the June 2009 Human Rights Council debate, and expressed the opinion that that question would remain the main point of discussion. 3 4 Available from http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/poverty/docs/sforum/pow_2010.doc.