Environmental Law Research Institute

Thematic Areas

Environmental Governance

Environmental Governance

ELRI’s environmental governance programs are aimed towards developing inventive approaches to solving and or mitigating new or entrenched environmental problems and changing tools and economies.

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Environment & Climate Change

Environment & Climate Change

Climate Change and the resulting variability represent one of the most serious emerging environmental threats to coastal areas. How to cope with it in a coordinated manner has consequently become a hot topic of discussion between institutions, governments and various stakeholders.

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Environmental Impact Assessment

Environmental Impact Assessment

ELRI’s impact assessment programs draws from local and international legislative instruments and is designed to help individuals, decision makers and relevant stakeholders understand what Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is and in what circumstances it should be applied.

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Coastal Erosion

Coastal Erosion

Coastal erosion is described as a natural process along the world’s coastlines that occurs through the actions of currents and waves and results in the loss of sand residue in some places and accretion in others.

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Sanitation/Waste Management

Sanitation/Waste Management

As urbanization continues to take place, sanitation and waste management issues are giving rise to major public health and environmental concerns in developing countries Nigeria not excluded.

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Women, Children and the Environment

Women, Children and the Environment

The relationship between women, children and the environment stems from the natural and social status in the society. Women for instance have the primary responsibility of rearing children and managing the household.

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Monitoring & Evaluation Advocacy

Monitoring & Evaluation Advocacy

ELRI’s has developed a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) tool kit that seeks to provide stakeholders with better means for learning from past experience, improving service delivery, planning and allocating resources on developmental projects, and demonstrating results as part of accountability to key stakeholders.

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