Cases challenging the government for authorising a specific project that leads to increased emissions or ineffective adaptation.

Cases mentioned

Laguna del Garzón Bridge case, “Quedó inaugurado el polémico puente Garzón” (2015).

For more country specific context and relevant national climate change law see: https://climate-laws.org/geographies/uruguay

This country report has been produced by Aditi Shetye, C2LI Research Assistant, Iona McEntee, C2LI Senior Research Assistant and Juan Auz, C2LI Legal Analyst. This summary is based on Juan Manuel Rivero Godoy, “Climate change and the individual: Uruguay’s National Report” for the 2018 International Academy of Comparative Law Biannual Conference in Fukuoka, Japan.