LLM (Salford/UK), Law (Free University of Kinshasa), Executive Director of the Congolese Center for Sustainable Development Law (CODED) and former member of the African Commission’s Working Group of Experts on Human Rights, Environment and Extractive Industries from 2014 to 2020. Lawyer for 20 years at the DRC Bar, currently Attorney at the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide ELAW-US for French speaking African countries. Research focuses on issues of governance, climate change adaptation and mitigation, (NDC), climate litigation, loss and damages, investor states disputes, sustainable landscape investments, sustainable development, REDD+ process, energy projects, public policy and human rights. He has completed many certificates and short courses in many institutions including IDLO, UNITAR, Open Society, and has published articles and book chapters on issues related to the legal aspect of climate change and the Paris Agreement.