Anju Anna John

I am a lawyer from India with prior experience working on issues relating to access to justice from an intersectional perspective. I studied law and worked with various stakeholders before pursuing a Masters in Human Rights and Democratisation at the Global Campus of Human Rights in Venice.
My current research at the University of Deusto focuses on intersectional climate justice. I am interested in looking at the gaps in the current climate change policies and its implementation, specifically with respect to the gendered effects of climate change on women in regions affected by conflict (with a focus on extractivist violence). Ultimately, I hope to find a more intersectional approach within international climate change governance to address this issue. Towards this, I am interested in looking at the gendered effect of climate change policies in regions in India, Kenya and Brazil. I also contribute to the RE-WIRING project on transformational gender equality. I am involved in the work project on power hegemonies in times of crises, where I look at aspects relating to the climate crisis.
During my research stay with the GEOFORMATIONS team, I would be interested in understanding the structures and functioning of civil society organisations working on climate change in the East African context, and specifically in Kenya. In the process, I would also like to focus on the implementation of the laws and policies regarding climate change governance and how they fare against Kenya’s NDC under the Paris Agreement.