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Disability Climate Caucus

UNFCCC Informal Group · Feb 2026

Disability-inclusive climate action, led by persons with disabilities

Persons with disabilities, their representative organisations and allies, working together so that disability rights are heard, and acted on, in climate decisions.

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Members of the Disability Climate Caucus, including wheelchair users, gathered at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
Caucus members at COP30, Belém

  • 1.3 billion

    persons with disabilities worldwide, disproportionately affected by the climate crisis

  • Feb 2026

    recognised as an Informal Group by the UNFCCC

  • CRPD Art. 4.3

    the basis for our call for full participation

  • Monthly

    meetings at alternating times to maximise global participation

Disability Caucus name card on the delegates' table at a UNFCCC session.

Who we are

A global voice for disability rights in climate policy

The Caucus brings together persons with disabilities and Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) as rights-holders under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Supportive allies committed to disability-inclusive climate action stand with them.

In February 2026 we were recognised as an Informal Group by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

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What we do

Coordinated advocacy across UNFCCC processes

Our goal is to unify and strengthen the voice of all persons with disabilities in climate action, within UNFCCC processes and mechanisms.

  • Submissions and positions

    Collective positions on disability rights and climate justice.

  • Disability as a key intersection

    Climate change disproportionately affects people with disabilities. We push for decision-makers to recognise it.

  • Ending ableism in climate action

    We name ableism in climate policy and response, and work to end it.

  • Full and meaningful participation

    We call for the participation of persons with disabilities and OPDs under CRPD Article 4.3 and General Comment 7.

We recognise the intersection of disability with all aspects of identity and lived experience.

Our principles

The principles that guide every decision

  1. 01Accessibility
  2. 02Intersectional inclusion
  3. 03Democratic and participatory governance
  4. 04Leadership and self-representation
  5. 05Equity and fairness
  6. 06Transparency and accountability
  7. 07Knowledge sharing
  8. 08Solidarity and collaboration
See what each principle means
Disability Climate Caucus members and allies at a COP exhibition stand.

Join us

Join the Disability Climate Caucus

We are organisations and individuals that take a human rights-based approach to disability-inclusive climate action. Every member agrees to respect the Caucus objectives and principles and to follow the Code of Conduct for UNFCCC events.

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