Lefevere Our Mission Climate change is the most serious ecological threat facing the planet. The environmental, social and economic security of many countries is at stake.
Scientists predict rising sea levels, freak weather patterns, storms, floods and tidal waves.
These events will affect us all but will hit the poorest and most vulnerable countries the hardest. By working together with the most vulnerable and economically marginalized groups, we seek to ensure that environmental concerns and the rule of law underpin international negotiations rather than the vested interests of polluters and the most powerful nations. All of these will increase significantly as a result of climate change resulting in severe ecological and economic disruptions, and in some cases, entire loss of territory. During the last ten years, we have led several multi-disciplinary projects on key issues facing the climate change regime, which is widely regarded as one of the most complex issues ever dealt with by the international community. As climate change is a global problem, much of our research has involved collaborations with partner organizations in developed and developing countries.