Dr. Sabaa Khan

Director-General (Québec & Atlantic), David Suzuki Foundation

Dr. Sabaa Khan
Director-General (Québec & Atlantic), David Suzuki Foundation

Dr. Sabaa Khan is an international environmental and trade lawyer and Director-General for Québec & Atlantic Canada at the David Suzuki Foundation. She also leads the Foundation’s Climate Solutions portfolio. A member of the World Commission on Environmental Law of the IUCN and the Barreau du Québec, Dr. Khan has held a number of expert appointments, including on the NAFTA Advisory Council on the Environment (Government of Canada), the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation, the UN Expert Group on LIRA Guidance (UNEP) and the Centre for Climate Change, Energy & Environmental Law (Finland). Her analyses on international law, trade and environment linkages, human rights, and global governance have been widely published, including by the Nordic Council of Ministers, the United Nations University – Institute for Sustainability and Peace, the Leiden Journal of International Law and Cambridge University Press.  Dr. Khan is also a pianist and member of the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada.