Research Stay and Participation in a Conference at the University of the West Indies
2026-03-19
On 19 March 2026, our fellow Maren Solmecke presented at the Conference Climate Change Advisory Opinions from International Courts: Exploring Synergies and Implications, organized by Prof. Dr. Christina Voigt (Professor of Law at the University of Oslo & Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law) and Alana Malinde S.N. Lancaster (Lecturer in Law & Head of the Caribbean Environmental Law Unit, UWI). The conference was hosted by the Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, in Barbados in collaboration with the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law.
Maren Solmecke talked about how the Climate Change Advisory Opinion of the International Cort of Justice addresses so-called Loss and Damage from climate impacts in a panel with experts such as Ayman Cherkaoui (Deputy Chair of the IUCN WCEL and Director of the Hassan II International Center for Environmental Training, Morocco) and Patricia Kameri-Mbote (Director Environmental Law Division, UNEP). The panel was chaired by Claudia de Windt (Executive Director of the Inter-American Institute of Justice and Sustainability).
Maren Solmecke is currently a visiting researcher at the University of West Indies, Faculty of Law, with Alana Malinde S.N. Lancaster refining the climate justice theory underpinning her doctoral research.