UNESCO has renewed the UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar, with Damilola Olawuyi continuing as Chairholder.
Launched in 2022, the Chair has hosted conferences and workshops, including its Distinguished Speaker Series, and supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Qatar and the Middle East and North Africa region.
Its output includes the book Environmental Law in Arab States, published by Oxford University Press, which received the 2023 ASIL Certificate of Merit. In 2024, Olawuyi received the Weeramantry International Justice Award.
