Agenda
Following is the detailed agenda, including session abstracts, for the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding. A free Virtual Day takes place on June 9, followed by the in-person conference at the University of Ottawa from June 16-19, 2026.
Navigate below to view the detailed agenda by date for both the Virtual Day and in-person conference. An overview of the agenda overview of the agenda can be download here (as of 12JUNE2026). Please note that this overview does not list room assignments.
The full conference brochure -- with agenda, logistics, and other information -- can be downloaded here (15MB). Please note that this version (13JUNE2026) includes updated room assignments.
Please note, that if you have registered for the Virtual Day, you will need to sign up for the particular sessions you wish to attend to receive the Zoom webinar link. To do so, click on the link for each session and sign up accordingly.
For the in-person portion of the conference, while most sessions are open for all to attend, some sessions indicate “sign-up required.” Only confirmed conference participants can sign up. To sign up for a capacity-limited session, please:
(1) log in to www.environmentalpeacebuilding.org [If you are not signed in, you will not see the options to sign up]
(2) go to this page (agenda)
(3) scan the agenda to see which sessions you want to sign up for
(4) click on "sign up" [If you click on it, you may not receive a confirmation; if, however, you go back and you no longer have the option of signing up that means that you are indeed signed up.]
Please note that you can sign up for only three capacity-limited sessions. And once you sign up, you cannot change your un-sign-up without Secretariat assistance.
If you would like to keep track of the sessions you attend – or review one you can't at a later date – you can click "add to your watch list" on the session's description page. As you add sessions, they will appear in the "My Watch List" page under the conference menu.
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Jun 9 | Jun 16 | Jun 17 | Jun 18 | Jun 19
Experiential Peacebuilding in Nature - Essentials of a Reflective Approach [sign-up required]
Jun 16, 2026 |
9.00
- 12.30
Location: CRX 408
Type: Training
Participants
Flavio Bollag, Outward Bound Center for Peacebuilding (United States)
Josephine Baran, Outward Bound Canada (Canada)
George Biesmans, Outward Bound Center for Peacebuilding (Belgium)
Imagining Spaces of Care: A Story-Led Workshop of Displacement, Space, and Hope [sign-up required]
Jun 16, 2026 |
9.00
- 12.30
Location: CRX 309
Type: Training
Participants
Eiman Elbanhawy, University of Portsmouth (United Kingdom)
Morning Site Visit: Paddle for Peace on the Kichi Sibi (Ottawa River) [sign-up required]
Jun 16, 2026 |
10.00
- 12.15
Participants
Becca Farnum, Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom)
Max Finkelstein, Kichi Sìbì Mìkànsan Institute (Canada)
Coffee Break
Jun 16, 2026 |
10.30
- 11.00
Lunch (on your own)
Jun 16, 2026 |
12.30
- 13.30
Afternoon Site Visit: Paddle for Peace on the Kichi Sibi (Ottawa River) [sign-up required]
Jun 16, 2026 |
13.00
- 15.00
Participants
Becca Farnum, Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom)
Max Finkelstein, Kichi Sìbì Mìkànsan Institute (Canada)
Building Conflict-Sensitive Organizations: A Peer-Support Space for Environmental Peacebuilding Practitioners
Jun 16, 2026 |
13.30
- 15.00
Location: CRX 230
Type: Workshop
Participants
Chairs: Héloïse Heyer, PeaceNexus Foundation (Switzerland)
Janet Edmond, Conservation International (United States)
With representatives from the African Wildlife Foundation, Global Green Growth Institute (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, global), Global Youth Biodiversity Network, and WWF (Colombia, Myanmar, global)
Transformative Approaches to Environmental Diplomacy
Jun 16, 2026 |
13.30
- 15.00
Location: CRX 407
Type: Workshop
Participants
Laura Aumeer, Conciliation Resources (United Kingdom)
Ambika Vishwanath, Kuberneine Initiative (India)
Irtaza Muhammad, Centre for Peace, Development and Reforms (Pakistan)
Care in Action: From the Interpersonal to the Political in Environmental Peacebuilding [EnPAx Gender Interest Group]
Jun 16, 2026 |
13.30
- 15.00
Location: CRX 309
Type: Workshop
Participants
Maryruth Belsey Priebe, EnPAx Gender Interest Group/ axxelerate (Canada)
Natalia Jiménez Galindo, EnPAx Gender Interest Group (Colombia)
Enhancing Our Environmental Peacebuilding Practice
Jun 16, 2026 |
13.30
- 15.00
Location: CRX 307
Type: Workshop
Participants
S. Ama Wray, University of California Irvine (United States)
Stephanie Martinez, University of California Irvine (United States)
Adapting Survivor-Centered Tools for Environmental Displacement: Workshopping Freedom Lifemap for Refugee Protection
Jun 16, 2026 |
13.30
- 15.00
Location: CRX 440
Type: Workshop
Participants
Angela R. Robinson, University of California, Irvine (United States)
“Decolonization is Not a Metaphor”: Unsettling Environmental Peacebuilding through Anti-Colonial Approaches
Jun 16, 2026 |
13.30
- 15.00
Location: CRX 408
Type: Workshop
Participants
Sol Santos, Independent (Argentina/Switzerland)
Mohammad Khadim Habibzai, War Child Canada (Afghanistan)
Ahmednoor Bashir, The KESHO Alliance (Kenya)
Exploring the Appropriate Role of the Military in Environmental Peacebuilding: Identifying the Evidence, Gaps, Best Practices, and Priorities of Work
Jun 16, 2026 |
13.30
- 3.00
Location: CRX 308
Type: Workshop
Participants
Richard Marcantonio, University of Notre Dame (United States)
EnPAx Membership Meeting (Open to all)
Jun 16, 2026 |
15.30
- 16.30
Location: CRX 140
Selected EnPAx Interest Group Meetings (open to all)
Jun 16, 2026 |
16.30
- 18.00
Participants
Disasters, Resilience, and Climate Change Interest Group -- Room CRX 307
Education Interest Group -- Room CRX 309
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Interest Group -- Room CRX 407
Urban Interest Group -- Room CRX 408
EnPAx Trax: Environmental Peacebuilding Songs "In the Round"
Jun 16, 2026 |
18.00
- 20.00
Location: CRX 408
Type: Workshop
Participants
Austin Willacy, ArtPeace: Earth (United States)
Talon Bazille Ducheneaux, Wicahpi Olowan (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe/United States)
Jimmy Waltman, Trinity Laban Conservatoire (United States/United Kingdom)
Montreal Benesch, Trans Research in Linguistics Lab, University of California Santa Barbara (United States)
Jasmine Copty, Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (Israel/Palestine)
Environmental Peacebuilding in an Increasingly Turbulent and Uncertain World
Jun 17, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.15
Location: CRX 140
Type: Roundtable
Participants
Erika Weinthal, Environmental Peacebuilding Association (United States)
Josh Ramisch, University of Ottawa (Canada)
Claudette Commanda, University of Ottawa (Algonquin/Canada)
Marcel Labelle, Birch Bark Canoes by Mahigan (Métis Nation/Canada)
Saila Ipirq-Procyk, EnPAx Conference Fellow (Inuit/Canada)
Group Photo
Jun 17, 2026 |
10.15
- 10.30
Coffee Break
Jun 17, 2026 |
10.30
- 11.00
Urban Environmental Peacebuilding: Improving Policy, Practice, and Understanding for Safer and More Resilient Cities [EnPAx Urban Interest Group]
Jun 17, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Location: CRX 309
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Silvia Danielak, George Mason University (United States)
Hector Camilo Morales Munoz, adelphi; Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (Germany)
Laura Peters, Oregon State University (United States)
Matti Lehtonen, UN Environment (United States)
Martha Bakwesegha, Life & Peace Institute (Kenya)
From Environmental Stress to Instability: Using Tools to Identify Early Warning Signals for Peacebuilding
Jun 17, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Location: CRX 308
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Alexandra Turgul, Oregon State University (United States)
Penny Beames, Global Water Security Center, University of Alabama (Canada)
Caily Schwartz, Global Water Security Center, University of Alabama (United States)
Penelope Mitchell, Global Water Security Center, University of Alabama (United States)
From Conflict to Justice: Integrating Environmental Issues into Peace Processes
Jun 17, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Location: CRX 307
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Erin McCandless, University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
MaryHope Schwoebel, Nova Southeastern University / University of Johannesburg (United States)
Munini Mutuku, National Cohesion and Integration Commission (Kenya)
Samuel A. Nyanchoga, Catholic University of Eastern Africa (Kenya)
Erin McCandless, University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
Hail Marys and Strange Bedfellows: Risk-Taking and the Future of Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 17, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Location: CRX 407
Type: Roundtable
Participants
Chair: Tracy Hart, World Bank (United States)
Oli Brown, Chatham House (United Kingdom)
Richard Matthew, UC Irvine (United States)
Kady Seguin, IMPACT (Canada)
Peter Schwartzstein (United States)
Environmental Peacebuilding in Myanmar
Jun 17, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Location: CRX 230
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Carol Sivpey-Te, PeaceNexus (Myanmar)
Jack Jenkins Hill, University College of London (United Kingdom)
Sheila Htoo, Karen Environmental Social Action Network (Myanmar)
Zung Ting, Kachin Natural Resource Concern Group (Myanmar)
Reimagining Environmental Peacebuilding in Yemen: Insights from a Longitudinal Survey of Yemenis on Catalyzers of Peace and Conflict
Jun 17, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Location: CRX 408
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Caitlin Waddick, Center for Advancement of Public Action, Bennington College (United States)
Asim Zia, Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security (United States)
Jeannine Valcour, Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security (United States)
Lindsey Bouzan, Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security (United States)
Growing the WISEN (Wartime Incidents to Environment Database) for Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 17, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Location: CRX 440
Type: Workshop
Participants
Eoghan Darbyshire, The Conflict and Environment Observatory (United Kingdom)
Doug Weir, The Conflict and Environment Observatory (United Kingdom)
Investing in Peace through Intersectional and Localized Approaches to Women’s Land Rights
Jun 17, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Location: CRX 442
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Asha Kurien, Christian Aid (United Kingdom)
Nicolás Parra Sánchez, Climalab NGO (Colombia)
Anita Conteh-Kargbo, Green Scenery Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone)
Lunch
Jun 17, 2026 |
12.30
- 13.30
Conflict-Sensitive Conservation: WWF’s Journey from the Ground up
Jun 17, 2026 |
13.30
- 15.00
Location: CRX 307
Type: Roundtable
Participants
Chair: Hesta Groenewald, PeaceNexus Foundation (Switzerland)
Alison Harley, WWF International (United Kingdom)
Sandra Valenzula, WWF Colombia (Colombia)
Nelly Kadagi, World Wildlife Fund US (Kenya/United States)
Preston Whitt, WWF United States (United States)
Amy Maling, WWF Myanmar (Philippines)
Colleen Devlin, WWF United States (United States)
Natalia Chan, Saferworld (United Kingdom)
Amanda Woomer, Baobab Tree Consulting (United States)
Water, the State, and Civil Society: Challenges and Prospects for Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 17, 2026 |
13.30
- 15.00
Location: CRX 442
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Ashok Swain, Uppsala University (Sweden)
Imtiaz Ali, University of Massachusetts, Boston (United States)
Jeannie Sowers, University of New Hampshire (United States)
Ghadir Salame, University of Ottawa (Canada)
Yana Abu Taleb, EcoPeace Middle East (Jordan)
Rana Qaimari, EcoPeace Middle East (Palestine)