IELRC also prepared a background paper for these events , `` Liability and Redress in Biotechnology : Towards the Development of Rules at the National and International Levels . '' 2004 , Nairobi , Kenya : The IELRC Programme Director ( Africa ) supported the initiative by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Department of Early Warning and Assessment ( UNEP-DEWA ) on environment and conflict prevention in the Great Lakes Region through a mapping of the environment and conflict linkages in the region .