Emerging Public Climate Finance Disputes: A Roadmap for Shifting Sands?

Event: Second South Pacific International Arbitration Conference: Enhancing the Rule of Law & Increasing Business Confidence in a Globalized Economy

Emerging Public Climate Finance Disputes: A Roadmap for Shifting Sands?

26 March 2019

Author / Speaker:

Fedelma Claire Smith, Permanent Court of Arbitration - Email the author | Other materials by the author

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Ms. Smith shared her insights on emerging trends in public climate finance disputes, including the various forms of disputes foreseen under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the types of public climate finance disputes that could be resolved through international arbitration, and the PCA’s experience with regard to innovations to adapt the features of international arbitration to the needs of this dynamic field, focusing on the perspective of South Pacific developing countries.

Geographical Focus:

Subregional- Pacific

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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