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Key information
Date: Thursday 04 July 2019
Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Cost: Free
A panel discussion on how lawyers from very different walks of life may contribute to fair and equitable climate change responses worldwide. The event will present a variety of approaches and projects that seek to ensure that justice is at the heart of international and domestic law and policy on climate change. This will include examples of how the legal community in the UK supports new climate legislation in the Global South on a pro bono basis, strengthens legal capacity and seeks to protect the most vulnerable in society.
Welcome by Kiran Arora, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Speakers:
- Seth Osafo, Legal Adviser African Group of Negotiators: developing countries' efforts to promote global climate justice
- Richard Dyton, Simmons & Simmons: how lawyers in the UK engage with the need for support and why
- Gita Parihar, former legal counsel FoE & Climate Justice Fund: protecting vulnerable communities in the South
- Adrienne Joy, ROLE UK: strengthening good governance and human rights in developing country jurisdictions
- Silke Golberg, Herbert Smith Freehills: climate law capacity building worldwide
Moderation: Christoph Schwarte, Legal Response International
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Venue accessibility:
- Accessible toilet
- Suitable for wheelchair users or people with mobility impairments
- Step free access