Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) requirement for activity conducted in the marine area beyond national jurisdiction is considered a requirement under general international law and a part of a comprehensive environmental management system. The draft Agreement on the protection of marine...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change mentioned the potential use of debt-for-nature (DFN) swap as one of the financial instruments to mobilise climate finance. Intrigued by this potential, this paper explores the feasibility of DFN swap as a climate finance instrument under the existing...