Pradeep Singh
Affiliate Scholar
Pradeep Singh is an internationally renowned ocean governance experts and holds a senior management position at the Oceano Azul Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal. Furthermore, he represents the Foundation in international negotiations and processes that are of relevance also for the research conducted within the Ocean Governance research group at RIFS.
The collaboration with Pradeep Singh provides an opportunity for continued exchange about developments in international ocean governance, specifically with regard to the work and role of non-governmental organisations that are engaging actively in these processes. With the cooperation, we aim to exchange and collaborate on governance processes at the international level related to emerging and pertinent issue areas such as deep-seabed mining (DSM), marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR), or marine pollution.
Furthermore, Pradeep's expertise in the area of deep-seabed mining (DSM) will be invaluable for the BMBF-funded research project Mining Impact 3 (MI3), a European JPI-Oceans project, which was officially kicked off in September 2025 and will run until June 2029.
Blog Posts
- January 2025 - present: Senior Project Manager, Oceano Azul Foundation, Portugal
- January 2025 - present: Affiliate Scholar, RIFS Potsdam
- April 2024 - present: Advisory Board, Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI)
- July 2022-December 2024: Fellow, RIFS Potsdam
- June 2022 - present: Lead, Deep Seabed Mining Thematic Group, IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (IUCN CEM)
- December 2021 - present: Deputy Chair, Ocean Law Specialist Group, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (IUCN WCEL)
- July 2021-June 2022: Consultant
- April 2019-June 2021: Research Associate, RIFS Potsdam
- December 2015 - March 2019: Researcher, Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM), University of Bremen
- Law of the sea
- Deep seabed mining
- Marine biodiversity conservation
- Ocean governance
- Sustainable development and the blue economy
- Ocean equity and justice
Publications at the RIFS
Publications prior to joining the RIFS
- Singh, P., "What Are the Next Steps for the International Seabed Authority after the Invocation of the 'Two-year Rule'?", 2021, The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
- Singh, P., "The two-year deadline to complete the International Seabed Authority's Mining Code: Key outstanding matters that still need to be resolved", 2021, Marine Policy 134.
- Hein, J., Madureira, P., Bebianno M.J., Colaco, A., Pinheiro, L.M., Roth, R., Singh, P., Strati, A., and Tuhumwire, J., 2021, "Chapter 18 - Changes in Seabed Mining". In: United Nations, The Second World Ocean Assessment.
- Singh, P., 'Deep Seabed Mining and Sustainable Development Goal 14;. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Wall T. (eds) Life Below Water. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Springer 2021)
- Panellist, 'The Mediated Ocean: Marine Data and Policy Workshop', KTH Stockholm (10 May 2022)
- Panellist, 'Collaborative Actions to Address Cross-cutting Challenges in the context of Global Ocean Governance', STRONG High Seas Workshop on Towards Integrated Ocean Management of the High Seas: Lessons Learnt for Regional and Global Action (31 March 2022)
- Panellist; 'Deep Seabed Mining: Perspectives from a Developing Nation: Enhancing participation of developing nations in regulating deep seabed mining', Institut Geologi Malaysia (9 March 2022)
- Panellist, 'Renewable Natural Resources Foundation 2021 Conference on Deep Seabed Mineral Mining', RNRF (17 December 2021).
- Speaker, 'The International Seabed Authority Mandate, institutional arrangements and environmental responsibilities', presentation at the Workshop on Protecting Deep Seabed Ecosystems under the Future Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of BBNJ and by the ISA, Utrecht University (13 December 2021).
- Speaker, 'Deep-sea mining in ABNJ and links to the BBNJ negotiations', presentation at the STRONG High Seas Workshop on Regional Cooperation Efforts for the High Seas of the Southeast Atlantic (17 November 2021).
- Speaker, 'Deep-Sea Mining and the ISA: Recent Developments, key outstanding issues and contrasting narratives', Guest Lecture, MARIPOLDATA Ocean Seminar Series (29 September 2021)
- 2015: Harvard Law School Summer Academy Fellowship (Harvard Law School)
- 2014: Harvard Law School Grant Award (Harvard Law School)
- 2013: Chevening Schoarlship (UK Government/University of Edinburgh)
- 2009: Puan Sri Haseenah Abdoolcader Gold Medal (University of Malaya)
- 2009: Chief Justice Prize (University of Malaya)
- 2009: University Book Prize (University of Malaya)