PhD Candidate and Research Assistant, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, WMU
Kahlil Hassanali is a PhD candidate in Maritime Affairs at the World Maritime University-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute (WMU-GOI). His PhD research examines the negotiation of the legally binding instrument being developed under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ agreement) from a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) blue economy perspective. Alongside his PhD studies, Kahlil serves as a negotiator for CARICOM on Environmental Impact Assessments in the process to develop the BBNJ agreement. Prior to joining the GOI he garnered over eight years experience as a research officer in marine policy and governance at the Institute of Marine Affairs, a multidisciplinary marine and environmental research organization in Trinidad and Tobago. Kahlil holds an MSc in Environment and Development from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. He was also a 2013/2014 United Nations-Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellow, receiving advanced education in ocean affairs and the Law of the Sea.