Governing Global Climate Change: Potential and Prospects of a Paris Accord, International Symposium
Venue: LCIL, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law (5 Cranmer Rd, Cambridge UK CN3 9LB)
8:30 – 18hr / 28 Nov 2015
- What global climate regime may be agreed in the 21st UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties?
- How to foster sustainable landscapes governance, and implement future legal and policy reforms for the low-carbon economy?
- What is the future of climate change litigation, and how to realize human rights for climate justice.
You are invited to an international symposium on the law and governance of climate change, in the context of a global Paris Agreement, in the beautiful and historic University of Cambridge Faculty of Law. Join climate negotiators, law-makers, experts, academics and students to debate crucial law and governance challenges. A rich and fascinating programme includes… Eminent experts and leading academics and international law practitioners join us in Cambridge from across the world, in advance of the UN FCCC COP21 in Paris:
* Prof. Michael Grubb, UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources, and Editor-in-Chief (Climate Policy)
* Ms. Bianca Jagger, Human Rights and Climate Change Advocate (CIGI)
* Dr. Andrew Wardell, Senior Manager (CIFOR)
* Prof. Ying-Shih Hsieh, Chairman (Environmental Quality Protection Foundation)
* Dr. Marie-Claire Cordonier, Senior Director (CISDL), Affiliated Fellow (LCIL), and Senior Legal Expert (IDLO)
* Dr. Oonagh Fitsgerald, Director (CIGI ILRP)
* Dr. Markus Gehring, Cambridge Law Faculty, Lead Counsel (CISDL) and Fellow (LCIL)
* Prof. Jorge Viñuales, Cambridge Land Economy, Director and Fellow (C-EENRG)
* Prof. Sumudu Attapattu, University of Wisconsin, Lead Counsel (CISDL)
* Prof James Cameron, Chairman, Overseas Development Institute (to be confirmed)
Opening Plenary: Debate the potential of the new global climate change regime and potential of international measures for climate change mitigation, resilience and finance.
Experts Roundtables:
(i) human rights for climate justice
(ii) legal frameworks for sustainable landscapes
(iii) legal tools for the low-carbon economy
Luncheon Book Launch: Prof. Sumudu Atapattu’s new book titled Human Rights Approaches to Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities (Routledge 2015).
Afternoon Plenary: Share how to make climate legislation work on the ground – the challenges, the innovations and the solutions.
Further Experts Roundtables:
(i) climate loss and damage, liability and compensation
(ii) governance of sustainable forests
(iii) strategies for climate litigation
Closing Roundtable: Deliberate the future climate law and governance research and action agenda.
Register now at: http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/governing-global-climate-change-potential-and-prospects-of-a-paris-accord-tickets-18981314623. Please hurry, as seats are limited.
For details: Please contact Francesse Joy J. Cordon, Associate Fellow and International Law on Sustainable Development Project Coordinator of CISDL at fjjc3@cam.ac.uk or check the CISDL website at www.cisdl.org.
Hosts: Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL), the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL) and the Centre for Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Governance of the University of Cambridge, the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL), the Environmental Quality Protection Foundation (EQPF) and a consortium of law faculties and institutes from across the world.