The Conference on Climate Law and Governance in the Global South seeks to:
- Catalyze legal thought on climate change and its implications for the development of laws and institutions for developing countries
- Promote an integrated approach to climate change law at international, regional, national, subnational and sectoral level
- Facilitate collaboration between legal experts, policy-makers and stakeholders with a view to advancing climate policy
- Explore context specific governance challenges related to climate change priorities and capabilities
- Promote knowledge-sharing of best practices to empower policy-makers to improve legal and institutional frameworks for climate change policy
The conference will feature high level keynotes by internationally recognized climate change experts and policymakers, expert panels with leading climate change law & governance researchers & practitioners, and thematic interactive workshops led by leading climate change actors such as IDLO, IMBEWU Sustainability Specialists, IFAD, WRI, Acclimatise, ClimateFocus, Baker & McKenzie, CISDL, ICTSD, Cambridge University, Clifford Chance, Zizzo Allan Climate Law LLP, and the University of Cape Town.
The program is available here.