{"id":15036,"date":"2019-12-19T15:51:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T20:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/?p=15036"},"modified":"2020-02-18T12:35:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T17:35:54","slug":"prof-abate-delivers-keynote-at-climate-change-law-conference-in-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/2019\/12\/19\/prof-abate-delivers-keynote-at-climate-change-law-conference-in-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Abate Delivers Keynote at Climate Change Law Conference in Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Randall S. Abate, professor in the Department of Political Science and Sociology and Rechnitz Family\/Urban Coast Institute Endowed Chair in Marine and Environmental Law and Policy, delivered a keynote presentation at the second annual Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Environmental Law Scholars\u2019 Conference in Casablanca, Morocco held Nov. 4-5. The theme for this year\u2019s conference was \u201cClimate Change Law in the Middle East and North Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14883\" style=\"object-position: 63.4925% 31.2%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2019\/12\/randy-casablanca-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2019\/12\/randy-casablanca-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2019\/12\/randy-casablanca-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2019\/12\/randy-casablanca.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2019\/12\/randy-casablanca-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2019\/12\/randy-casablanca-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2019\/12\/randy-casablanca-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2019\/12\/randy-casablanca-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/uci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2019\/12\/randy-casablanca-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Abate, the only invited speaker from the U.S., delivered his presentation, \u201cClimate Change and the Voiceless: Protecting Future Generations, Wildlife, and Natural Resources,\u201d to an audience of more than 75 attendees, which included climate change law and policy scholars from the MENA region and Moroccan law students.<\/p>\n<p>Co-sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme, Hamad Bin Khalifa University Law School, and Hassan First University-Settat in Morocco, the conference featured two days of presentations from climate change law and policy scholars from 13 countries (Algeria, Egypt, India, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and the U.S.).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abate\u2019s blog entry: <a href=\"https:\/\/climatechanged.home.blog\/\">Climate Change(d): Reflections on Climate Change Law and Justice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diae.events\/en\/events\/2019-middle-east-and-north-africa-mena-environmental-law-scholars-conference\/\">2019 Middle East And North Africa (MENA) Environmental Law Scholars\u2019 Conference<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/11\/2019-Speakers-Bios-MEF.pdf\">2019 Speakers\u2019 Bios<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Randall S. 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