M Hafijul Islam Khan, Executive Director at Centre for Climate Justice Bangladesh (CCJ-B)

M Hafijul Islam Khan, Executive Director at Centre for Climate Justice Bangladesh (CCJ-B)

Summary

M. Hafijul Islam Khan is an environmental lawyer, who has been working on legal issues related to the environment and climate change for the past 15 years. Mr. Khan has been a climate negotiator and a member of the core negotiating team for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Group with the Bangladesh Delegation since 2011. He is the Executive Director of Climate Justice-Bangladesh (CCJ-B) and teaches Environmental Law at both North South University and Independent University, Bangladesh. He is a member of IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law. Mr. Khan provided consultancy services to different national and international organizations including Government of Bangladesh (GoB), UNDP, ADB, IUCN-Bangladesh, Oxfam-GB, Germanwatch-Germany, LRI-UK on legal and policy issues related to environment, natural resource management and climate change.Mr. Khan has LL.M degrees from University of Dhaka and Central European University. He has also completed a number of diplomas and short courses on climate law from a number of reputed universities including the University of Oxford. Mr. Khan has published several papers on climate change legal issues, including ‘Exploring the Structures and Functions of the WIM to Address Loss and Damage Associated with Climate Impacts’ published by World Scientific in 2015.

Contact info

Email: khan_elaw@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.ccj-b.org

Location: Bangladesh

Industry Experience

Education: Masters

Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor

Years of experience: 10 to 20 years

Work Experience

InWent Research Fellow

IUCN- Environmental Law Centre

Senior Lawyer- Environment and Ecology

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)

Worked with BELA as consultant for preparing training manual on laws and policies related to environment and climate change and conducting training for local governments with BELA in 2012 and 2013 .

Policy Officer

Germanwatch

Worked on legal aspects of loss and damage related to climate change.

Legal Adviser

Society for Water Resource Management [SWRM]

Working as Legal Adviser with Society for Water Resource Management [SWRM, registered under Society Act, 1960, Bangladesh], a Federation of 250 Community Based Organisations [CBOs] involved with floodplain resource management.

Industry Expertise

  • Non Profit
  • Non Government Organisation
  • Community Based Resource Management
  • Water Resources Management
  • Policy Review & Analysis
  • Sustainability
  • Climate Change & Sustainability Services
  • Water and Environment
  • Environmental Report Writing
  • Sustainable Practices
  • Environmental Services and Mitigation
  • Law
  • Law
  • Climate/Energy Literacy
  • Public Outreach & Awareness
  • Research Scholar
  • Environmental Impact
  • Ecosystem Management
  • Greenhouse Gases
  • Sustainibility
  • Environment Protection and Pollution control
  • Protocol Development
  • Natural Resources Conservation
  • Wetlands
  • Social Awareness
  • Sustainable Communities
  • Climate
  • Public Awareness
  • Advocacy & Outreach