Patricia Kameri-Mbote is the Director of the Law Division of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Previously, Patricia was Founding Research Director of the International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC) and was the Programme Director for Africa for over 20 years. Patricia has in-depth knowledge and experience in law acquired at local, national, regional, and international levels. She has trained lawyers and judges on diverse issues
including environmental law and gender bias in judging. Patricia is a member of the Senior Counsel Bar in Kenya and has been a Professor of Law at the School of Law, University of Nairobi, where she has taught for over 30 years and served as Dean. She served as chair of the Association of Environmental Law Lecturers in African Universities and has contributed to the development of similar initiatives for North Africa and Middle East and for judges. Patricia holds doctorate and Master’s degrees in law from Stanford University and a higher doctorate from the University of Nairobi. She also holds a Master’s degree from Warwick University and was awarded an honorary degree in law by the
University of Oslo (UiO) in 2017.