Job Type
Technical Advice & Consulting
Subject Area
Policy, Law, Economics, Management
Activities
Mr. Fuad Bateh consults for a
variety of organizations and institutions working in development, law
and negotiations related to environment and natural resources. On behalf
of the State of Palestine as 2019 Chair of the Group of 77 & China,
he coordinated the positions of the Group and led negotiations at the
Intergovernmental Conference to elaborate an international legally
binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of
biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction under the UNCLOS framework.
Support to the State of Palestine continued throughout the BBNJ
intergovernmental negotiations process expanding to also respond to a
request from Pakistan to join the 2022 G77&China Chair ́s BBNJ team
in coordination and negotiation of the group ́s positions. Previously,
Mr. Bateh served as the Water Governance and Infrastructure Advisor to
the Office of the Quartet (Jerusalem); Advisor on Environment and Water
to the Union for the Mediterranean Secretariat; Advisor to the
Palestinian Minister of Water working on water sector development and
reform, as well as resource mobilization; Legal Advisor to the
Palestinian Chief Negotiator and negotiations team; and also legal
consultant for the International and Environmental Law unit of the World
Bank. He started his legal career in the area of project finance in
Washington, DC.
