Francesco Sindico is currently on secondment with the Scottish Government where he works as Carbon Neutral Islands Lead. He is also the Founder and Co-Director of the Strathclyde Centre for ...
IUCN COMMISSION GROUP
IUCN WCEL Climate Change Law Specialist Group
Overview and description
Description:
The IUCN WCEL Climate Change Law Specialist Group (CCSG) aims at providing policy and legal input to the IUCN and its members with respect to legal issues involving climate change and its adverse ...
Group leadership
Dr Francesco SINDICO
Chair
Francesco Sindico is currently on secondment with the Scottish Government where he works as Carbon Neutral Islands Lead. He is also the Founder and Co-Director of the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance (SCELG) at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland where he is Associate Professor (Reader) in International Environmental Law at the Law School. He leads the EILEAN initiative at SCELG where he researches about law, islands and sustainability. Francesco is also very active in the climate law field and is the Founder and Co-Director of the Climate Change Litigation Initiative (C2LI). He has also worked extensively on international water law, an area where he provides legal advice to international organisations and governments before international courts.
Dr Fabiano DE ANDRADE CORREA
Deputy Chair
Fabiano de Andrade Correa is the Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law’s Climate Change Law Specialist Group.
Fabiano is an international lawyer with extensive experience working with different intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, with a particular focus on climate change, environmental law and policy, and sustainable development.
Currently, Fabiano serves as Senior Counsel with the World Bank's International and Environmental Law Unit. Fabiano also volunteers as Lead Counsel with the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL)’s Peace, Justice and Governance Programmes (SDG16).
Fabiano holds a Ph.D in Law and LL.M. from the European University Institute (EUI, Italy); a Master in Diplomacy and International Relations (Diplomatic School of Madrid / Universidad Complutense); and a Bachelor of Laws, with specialization in International Law (LL.B (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). He is a guest lecturer in different universities in Brazil and in Italy, and has published extensively on international law and sustainable development topics; and qualified lawyer in Brazil (OAB). He is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian, and has working knowledge of French and German.
Fabiano de Andrade Correa is the Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law’s Climate Change Law Specialist Group.
Fabiano is an international lawyer with extensive experience working ...
Introduction
The IUCN WCEL Climate Change Law Specialist Group (CCLSG) is a global network of legal practitioners and scholars in the field of “climate change law”. The CCLSG is the principal source of legal technical advice to the IUCN, its members, and the WCEL on the legal aspects of addressing climate change and its adverse impacts internationally and nationally.
With 400+ members, the CCLSG brings together experts from all continents and different legal cultures and backgrounds.
The CCLSG interacts, collaborates, and coordinates with other IUCN Commissions, WCEL Specialist Groups and the IUCN Secretariat with respect to legal issues relevant to climate change.
The CCLSG team includes:
Co-Chairs:
- Fabiano de Andrade Correa and
- Francesco Sindico
Executive Assistants:
- Marina Trindade
Goals of the Specialist Group
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To strengthen and promote the key role of law in the fight against climate change.
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To provide legal advice to the IUCN in the context of international negotiations, including but not limited to the UNFCCC negotiations.
- To provide legal professionals a virtual and physical space to share ideas and information about their work, and to create opportunities for further collaborations in the field of climate change law.
Projects of the Specialist Group
The CCLSG is currently working on four main projects, as approved by the WCEL Steering Committee:
- Fighting Climate Change: A best practice guide for judges and courts (2019-2024)
Project Coordinators: Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh and Sarah Mead - Islands, Nature & Renewable Energy Law Project (INRELP) (2022-2024)
Project Coordinators: Francesco Sindico, Madeline Taylor and Romain Mauger - Legal aspects of nature-based solutions to address the climate crisis (2022-2024)
Project Coordinator: Fabiano de Andrade Correa and Kristin Meyer - Enabling legal environment for emerging technologies to support climate action (2022-2024)
Project coordinators: Stephen Minas and Fabiano de Andrade Correa
In addition to these projects, the CCLSG has created and manages a LinkedIn-based “Climate Law Network”, which operates as a forum for climate law professionals to network, exchange information and publish opinion pieces such as blogs and articles.
For more information on a specific project and its milestones, please contact the respective Project Coordinator.
Contact Information
We are always looking for new ideas, new partnerships, and assistance as we unpack and execute our body of work. If you are interested in CCLSG membership, have any doubts, or would like to propose a project or partnership, please contact us using the contact form below.