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The
Centre
CASELAP
About CASELAP
Centre for Advanced
Studies in Environmental
Law & Policy
CASELAP is a unique unit
of the University of Nairobi
operating at the level of a
faculty in the College of
Humanities and Social
Sciences (CHSS).
Its primary function is to
develop programmes of
postgraduate teaching,
research and outreach in
environmental law, policy
and diplomacy in order to
promote scholarship and
practice in environmental
governance.
CASELAP is dedicated to
undertaking research and
advanced level capacity
development in
environmental governance
through innovative and
market-driven programmes
that addresses national,
county and industry needs
by promoting sustainable
patterns of production and
consumption. Hence,
ensuring global
competitiveness,
conservation of natural
capital, and social
development key to ensuring
sustainability.
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Prof Nicholas O. Oguge
Di
College of Humanities
and Social
Sciences
Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197-00100
Email: [email protected]
Website: caselap.uonbi.ac.ke
CASELAP Offices
and Boardroom

Block B
Parklands Campus
University of Nairobi
Resource Persons
Environmental Policy Division
Prof N.O. Oguge: Director (Science-Policy
CASELAP core competencies
Our teaching programmes are at Masters
and Doctorate levels in Environmental
Policy and Environmental Law. We plan
courses in Environmental Diplomacy.
CASELAP principal focal areas of
research, capacity development, consultancy
and outreach are on adherence to norms,
procedures and institutional arrangements
for provision of sustainable development, as
well as a clean and healthy environment at
all levels.
CASELAP has a multidisciplinary team of
scientists, economists, lawyers and social
scientists with a strong capacity to support
the development of appropriate regulatory
frameworks that integrate principles of
green economic growth to key sectors. These
includes:
Infrastructure: energy, transport,
buildings, manufacturing, water, sanitation
and irrigation, public health;
Natural resources management:
agriculture, forestry, water resource
management, fisheries, land use, the
extractive industry, tourism; and
Resilience building: human capital,
gender equity and disaster risk
management.
Other competencies involve
coordinating lead authors; policy
drafting, analysis and review;
legislative drafting and reviewing;
environmental assessments, and
environmental resource valuations.
Interface, Climate Change, Renewable
Energy, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services).
Dr. Jones Agwata (Climate Change,
Natural Resource Use Conflicts,
Environmental Assessment).
Dr. Richard Mulwa (Environmental
Resource and Economics, Environmental
Valuation, Economic Modeling)
Dr. Stephen Anyango (Environmental
Health, Energy & Development,
Environmental Management)
Environmental Law Division
Prof Charles Okidi (International
Environmental Law, Environmental
Governance)
Dr. Collins Odote (Extractive Industry,
Land Law, Environmental Governance)
Dr. Kariuki Muigua (Conflict Management,
Environmental Justice, Natural Resources &
Energy Law)
Dr. Robert Kibugi (Land Use, Climate
Change, Water Resources & Services)
Monday Businge (Climate Change Law,
Municipal Natural Resources Law, Human
Rights)
Environmental Diplomacy
Dr. Elvin Nyukuri (Climate Change,
Environmental Diplomacy, Natural Resource
Conflict)
Benson Ochieng (Natural Resources Law,
Environmental Treaty Negotiations, Law,
Policy and Sustainable Development)
Administration
Peter Gathuka (Assistant Registrar)
Rose Masore (Secretary)
David Nzioka (Clerk)