M Hafijul Islam Khan, Executive Director at Centre for Climate Justice Bangladesh (CCJ-B)
About
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.
Information
- Email: khan_elaw@yahoo.com
- Website: http://www.ccj-b.org
- Location: Bangladesh
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-hafijul-islam-khan-31b78131/
Industry experience
Education: Masters
Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor
Years of experience: 10 to 20 years
Work experience
Adjunct Faculty Member
Teaching environmental law and policy in the School of Environmental Science and Management.Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)
2013-01 - Present
Adjunct Faculty Member
Teaching Environmental Law2015-08 - Present
Research Fellow, Loss and Damage Team
Working with International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) at Independent University, Bangladesh as a Research Fellow of loss and damage team under supervision of Dr. Saleemul Huq.International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)
2015-01 - Present
InWent Research Fellow
IUCN- Environmental Law Centre
2004-03 - 2004-06
Fellow
First year to study in CEU and second year for working with BELAOpen Society Justice Initiative
2006 - 2008
Senior Lawyer- Environment and Ecology
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 .Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)
2002-07 - 2011-06
Policy Officer
Worked on legal aspects of loss and damage related to climate change.2012-03 - 2013-04
Legal Adviser
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.Society for Water Resource Management [SWRM]
2009-04 - Present
Legal Research Fellow
Conducting legal research on climate change and sustainable development.Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL), Faculty of Law, McGill University
2010-06 - Present
Core Team Member
Working as a Core Team Member of LDCs negotiators group in UNFCCC negotiation process since 2011 through Bangladesh delegationLDCs negotiators group in UNFCCC negotiation process
2011-09 - Present
Executive Director
Centre for Climate Justice Bangladesh (CCJ-B)
2013 - Present
Taxonomy
- 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