Introduction
Vicente Paolo B. Yu III served as the Deputy Executive Director of the South Centre (July 2016-June 2018), the intergovernmental policy research institution of developing countries, and currently coordinates the Centre’s work on global governance, climate change, investment, South-South cooperation, and sustainable development issues. His substantive policy work includes overseeing the policy research and analysis and the provision of technical policy and legal advice to developing country governments, including on the right to development, international environmental law, development economics, international climate change policy, and South-South cooperation. He obtained his political science (with honors) and law degrees from the University of the Philippines, and his master of laws degree (with honors, specializing in international trade law and international environmental law) from Georgetown University where he was a Fulbright Scholar. Prior to joining the South Centre, he worked for Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) and was a Staff Attorney and head for Research and Policy Development of the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center (LRC) in the Philippines. He has taught law at the University of the Philippines. He has also been a consultant for various United Nations agencies, providing research and training/capacity building services on development policy and on climate change issues. He has published papers and articles on issues relating to trade and environment, energy policy, mining policy, sustainable development, environmental policy, climate change policy, South-South cooperation, and indigenous peoples' rights.
Expert
Vicente Paolo B. Yu III served as the Deputy Executive Director of the South Centre (July 2016-June 2018), the intergovernmental policy research institution of developing countries, and currently coordinates the Centre’s work on global governance, climate change, investment, South-South cooperation, and sustainable development issues. His substantive policy work includes overseeing the policy research and analysis and the provision of technical policy and legal advice to developing country governments, including on the right to development, international environmental law, development economics, international climate change policy, and South-South cooperation. He obtained his political science (with honors) and law degrees from the University of the Philippines, and his master of laws degree (with honors, specializing in international trade law and international environmental law) from Georgetown University where he was a Fulbright Scholar. Prior to joining the South Centre, he worked for Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) and was a Staff Attorney and head for Research and Policy Development of the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center (LRC) in the Philippines. He has taught law at the University of the Philippines. He has also been a consultant for various United Nations agencies, providing research and training/capacity building services on development policy and on climate change issues. He has published papers and articles on issues relating to trade and environment, energy policy, mining policy, sustainable development, environmental policy, climate change policy, South-South cooperation, and indigenous peoples' rights.
Fields of expertise: Agriculture and rural development, Economic policy / inclusive economic development, Environmental policy / climate change, Financing for inclusive development, Reduction of inequalities / equity / poverty eradication, Strategic planning, Sustainable Development Goals