About us
About us
  Kummer EcoConsult Environmental Law and Policy Consulting was launched and managed between 2000 and 2007 by Katharina Kummer Peiry, a specialist in international environmental law and policy.  Having served in the United Nations Environment Programme, the Swiss Agency of Environment, and as Head of Section on Environmental Affairs in the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, she has vast experience in international environmental and sustainability diplomacy as well as capacity building for the implementation of international environmental obligations at the national and regional levels. From 1999 to 2007, she taught international environmental law at the Master level at the University of Bern (Switzerland).  




Katharina Kummer Peiry holds a PhD in International Law from the University of London (United Kingdom) and a Master of Law from the University of Zurich (Switzerland), as well as a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Mediation from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). She has authored, and contributed to, numerous publications on international environmental law, international chemicals and waste management and other environmental issues. 1995 saw the publication of her book International Management of Hazardous Wastes: The Basel Convention and Related International Rules. It is still considered by many as the standard work on the Basel Convention.

Profile
  • Over 20 years’ experience in international diplomacy and negotiations related to environment and sustainable development, including chairmanship,      facilitation, and alternative conflict resolution;
  • Experience in working with United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations, government ministries and agencies, industry organizations and companies, and NGOs;
  • High visibility and extensive network in the international environmental and sustainability community;
  • Broad skill set, including visionary thinking; planning and management; diplomatic and negotiation skills; strong interpersonal skills (leadership, management, team building); communication (including academic teaching, media contacts, and public addresses);
  • Multilingual; broad working experience in a multicultural context at all levels;
  • Globally recognized expertise in international environmental and sustainability policy and law, including an academic track record. 


Katharina Kummer Peiry is currently Executive Secretary of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Accordingly, Kummer EcoConsult is inactive at this time.


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