Zerisenay Habtezion

Zerisenay Habtezion holds a master’s degree (LLM) from UCLA School of Law and LLB from the University of Asmara, Eritrea. He had taught in the fields of environmental, intellectual property and international law and policy in Eritrea, at the University of Asmara. He has also worked as a consultant in these areas for national and international organizations including FAO and the International Law and Climate Change Programmes at the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in Geneva. He is a member of the IUCN Commission of Environmental Law (CEL) and the Association of Environmental Law Lecturers from African Universities (ASSELAU). His publications have appeared in Kluwer International, the Red Sea press, the Eritrean Journal of Social Studies and the International Institute for Sustainable Development - IISD Publications Centre. His resent publications include co-authored book titled IEA Training Manual Volume Two: Vulnerability and Impact Assessments for Adaptation to Climate Change (with Livia Bizikova, Johara Bellali, Mamadou Diakhité and László Pintér ) UNEP, IISD, UNITAR (2009); Monograph chapter titled “Adaptation Policies in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities in the Application of Tools and Methods” on Climate Change in Environmental Governance and Climate Change in Africa: Legal Perspectives; the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), PP 71-91 Monograph 167 ISBN 978-1-920114-91-6 (Nov. 2009) and a chapter in a book recently published by Kluwer International titled “The Role of the Judiciary in Environmental Governance: Comparative Perspectives. Chapter 19 K., Kotze L. and Paterson, A. (eds.). Kluwer International, PP 603- 630 ISBN: 9789041127082 (April 2009)