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GLOBAL PANDEMIC NETWORK / SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
DROP congratulates the inception of the newly constituted Scientific Committee of the Global Pandemic Network (GPN): LIST OF MEMBERS - GPN ENVIRONEMNT SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
World Environment Day 2020: The phenomenon of ‘crisis’ and the nexus between Covid-19 and climate
https://www.iol.co.za/news/opinion/world-environment-day-2020-the-phenomenon-of-crisis-and-the-nexus-between-covid-19-and-climate-49001226
Climate governance, law and litigation in South Africa
Newest DROP research available in the German Journal for Environmental Law / Zeitschrift für Umweltrecht, 2020, Vol 5: https://www.zur.nomos.de/archiv/2020/heft-5/ Oliver C. Ruppel/Georg W. Junger/Keeley M. Knutton Der Klimawandel in der Governance, Gesetzgebung und...
DROP welcomes Peter de Clercq as distinguished non-resident fellow
Mr. Peter de Clercq is a distinguished non-resident fellow at DROP, where he will engage in impact-driven, trans-disciplinary research focussing on academic diplomacy in Africa. He is the former Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia...
Legal Instruments for Sustainable Soil Management in Africa
Editors: Yahyah, H., Ginzky, H., Kasimbazi, E., Kibugi, R., Ruppel, O.C. (Eds.) Springer 2020 See: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030360030 Soils_2020
DROP welcomes visiting scholar from Xiangtan University
Dr. Zhang Xiaohu from Xiangtan University (China) is currently a visiting researcher at the Development and Rule of Law Programme (DROP). The Law School of Xiangtan University hosts the only Research Centre in China specialising in African laws and society. Dr. Xiaohu...
Wildlife Justice in Namibia
DROP director Prof. Oliver Ruppel delivers presentation at the Annual General Meeting of the Namibia Professional Hunting Association (NAPHA) on the topic of ‘Wildlife Justice and Environmental Law in Namibia’. Photo taken at the occasion in Windhoek on 26 Nov. 2019...
International Conference on the Governance of Climate Engineering, Brussels, Belgium
Legal uncertainties and governance related controversies surrounding climate engineering are apparent. This was focus of the expert discussion attended by Prof Ruppel, the Director of DROP. Yet, it seems to become clearer that – 4 year after the dawn of the Paris...
DROP & SU engaging academic diplomacy in Africa
https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=6868
DROP @ the National Green Tribunal of India
On the side of conference proceedings organised by the German Environment Agency and GIZ in cooperation with DROP, a meeting took place at the National Green Tribunal of India in New Delhi on 17 Oct 2019. The deputy registrar of the Tribunal, Dr Pritam welcomed the...