Centre for International Sustainable Development Law
Blessing Ajayi is a Policy Analyst specializing in Sustainable IT Procurement at Shared Services Canada since May 2023. Currently a Doctoral Candidate in Sustainability Management at the University of Waterloo, Blessing also serves as a Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant. As a self-employed Sustainability Researcher, Blessing has conducted significant projects, including an impact analysis for trade finance beneficiaries with Mennonite Economic Development Associates. Experience includes roles as an Associate Fellow at the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law and a fellow with Developing Young Leaders of Tomorrow, Today. Previous positions include Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Waterloo and Environmental Officer at the Ministry of Environment and Habitat. Blessing holds a PhD and a Master of Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo, as well as diplomas in International Business Management and a Bachelor's degree from Bowen University.
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Centre for International Sustainable Development Law
The CISDL is an international legal research center with the mission to promote sustainable societies and the protection of ecosystems by advancing the understanding, development and implementation of international sustainable development law. The Centre is governed by a distinguished Board of Governors and is guided a roster of honoured international advisors and expert collaborators. The CISDL is engaged in six primary areas of sustainable development law research, each of which is led by a CISDL Lead Counsel based at a developing or developed country law faculty or international organisation. These include: Trade, Investment & Competition Law Biodiversity & Biosafety Law Health & Hazards Law Climate Change Law Human Rights & Poverty Eradication Natural Resources Law Governance, Institutions & Accountability. The CISDL has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The Centre publishes books, articles, working papers and legal briefs in English, Spanish and French. It hosts academic workshops, legal expert panels, law courses and seminar series, and conferences to further its legal research agenda. It provides instructors, lecturers and capacity- building materials for developing country governments and international organisations in national and international law in the field of sustainable development, and works with countries to develop national laws to implement international treaties in these areas.