Pandemics and Environment

At the initiative of the International Center for Comparative Environmental Law (CIDCE), the draft convention on pandemics was drawn up by a group of lawyers coordinated by Michel Prieur, President of CIDCE.

After preparatory work by the CIDCE in June / July 2021, the group of lawyers was formed at the end of August. By videoconference, it held 12 plenary meetings, from September 13 to November 26, as well as several thematic breakout meetings during the same period.

Along with the development and discussion of the draft convention, a rationale for its adoption was prepared in two forms: an executive summary and an explanatory version.

CIDCE led this work in partnership with the Normandy Chair for Peace, which facilitated the holding of plenary meetings, and the Global Pandemic Network (GPN), which spearheaded the development of the rationale.