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Climate Law and governance capacity Registry
What is a climate law and governance specialist?
A climate law and governance specialist means a person whose expertise focuses on legal and/or institutional responses to the challenges posed by climate change.
Disclaimer: The term “specialist” does not imply any standard of qualifications or skill level. Further, being listed on the registry does not imply legal qualifications.
What is the Registry
As a climate law and governance specialist, we ask that you join the Registry.
The Registry stems from the Pledge in Glasgow to increase climate law and governance capacity and community worldwide tenfold from 600 to 6,000 legal specialists by 2024, engaging qualified leaders in every legal system and converting ambition to obligation worldwide.
By signing up to the Registry, you agree to:
- Increase legal and institutional responses to the challenges posed by climate change;
- Support/promote the implementation of the Paris Agreement and any associated international climate instruments, including domestic mitigation, adaptation and resilience, and finance measures; and
- Advance the global response to the threat of climate change in the context of sustainable development, including the Sustainable Development Goals and any associated instruments over time.
If you are a student, you can sign up to the Registry. Please ensure you select ‘Student’ in the dropdown list.
What happens when we sign The Registry?
Your name will be included on a database that we will track in order to monitor our progress to increase climate law and governance specialists to 6000.
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Registry
- Student: No experience needed, but showing great interest
- Associate Specialist member: less than 6 years of experience
- Specialist: more than 6 years of experience
- Senior specialist: more than 20 years of experience