MCC8207 Environmental Law, Policy and Governance

Institutions and governance arrangements are critical to achieving climate change and disaster risk reduction goals. Environmental laws and policies regulate human-nature interactions with the aim of minimizing the impact of human activity on the environment. The course examines the application of environmental law and policy at the national, regional and international levels. The course also explores governance processes, systems and structures, as well as collaborative environmental governance approaches

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able:

• Explain the role of law in environmental management
• Appraise environmental management policies
• Critique environmental governance arrangements