3rd Regional Symposium on Greening Judiciaries in Africa

Event Date

April 03-05, 2023

Event Location

Safari Park Hotel-Nairobi, Kenya

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+254722831620/+254 725 941609

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nairobi@greenjustice.africa

On behalf of the Kenyan Judiciary, I warmly welcome you all to Nairobi. It is a great honour for the Kenyan Judiciary to host the 3^rd Regional Symposium on Greening Judiciaries in Africa, the 3^rd Chief Justices Forum on Environmental Law, and the 3^rd General Conference of the Africa Judicial Educators Network on Environmental Law (AJENEL) to discuss the pressing theme of Climate Change in Africa. Hosting this symposium speaks to our commitment to champion environmental justice and foster regional judicial dialogues.

As we face the unprecedented challenges posed by climate change, it is crucial that we unite as one continent, and speak with one voice in order to protect and preserve the very foundation upon which our societies are built - our environment. I firmly hold the view that Judiciaries should not be left behind in this fight for our sustainable future. Judiciaries have a role to play in ensuring environmental stewardship, justice, and sustainability for the African continent and our people. Read More

Background

AJENEL refers to the Africa Judicial Education Network on Environmental Law, an initiative established in 2017 in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, to enhance judicial scholarship in environmental matters in Africa. The Network is the embodiment of the collective effort by the continent’s judicial institutions to mainstream environmental law under the clarion call ‘Greening the […]

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