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Saeed Hamid
International Plastics Fellow
Saeed Hamid is a Guyanese attorney-at-law with a keen interest in maritime law, environmental law, and human rights law. Driven by his experiences in the Caribbean region, he is constantly pursuing opportunities to contribute to the development of policies and legislation which target social and environmental issues.
Hamid holds a Master of Laws from the University of Aberdeen, where he completed courses on international law, politics, environmental regulation, and human rights. Following private practice, Hamid served at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Guyana for two years, during which he participated in several national and international conferences and policy dialogues on numerous environmental matters, including Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ).
Recent Publications
Toward a Global Plastics Treaty: A Survey of State Submissions ahead of INC-2
As the international community approaches the second session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC), tasked with developing an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, member states were...
Read MorePlastic Production in SIDS: Case Studies of Five Small Island Developing States
Recognizing the need to address the growing global plastics crisis, the international community has begun the process of developing an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, which...
Read MorePlastic Production in SIDS: Preliminary Data on the Role of Small Island Developing States in Global Plastic Production
Recognizing the need to address the growing global plastics crisis, the international community has begun the process of developing an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, which...
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