Fuad Bateh consults for a variety of organizations and institutions working in development, law and negotiations related to environment and natural resources. On behalf of the State of Palestine as 2019 Chair of the Group of 77 & China, he coordinated the positions of the Group and led negotiations at the Intergovernmental Conference to elaborate an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction under the UNCLOS framework. Previously, he served as the Water Governance and Infrastructure advisor to the Office of the Quartet (Jerusalem), advisor on Environment and Water to the Union for the Mediterranean Secretariat and advisor to the Palestinian Minister of Water working on water sector development and reform.
In the Middle East and North Africa, climate change is exacerbating tensions over water resources, between countries that share a basin or aquifer system and between domestic actors fighting for water access.
