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:
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Jun 9 | Jun 16 | Jun 17 | Jun 18 | Jun 19
From Local to National to Nature: Environmental Peacebuilding in Colombia
Jun 18, 2026 |
14.00
- 15.30
Location: CRX 230
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Juha Siikamaki, IUCN (Finland/United States)
Hector Camilo Morales Munoz, adelphi (Germany)
Gisela Paredes Leguizamón, Colectivo de GuardaParques Sistema de Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia (Colombia)
Beth Sua Carvajal, WWF CO (Colombia)
Taking Action into Their Own Hands: Lessons from Transboundary Community-Based Cooperation across the Middle East
Jun 18, 2026 |
14.00
- 15.30
Location: CRX 309
Type: Roundtable
Participants
Chair: Asaf Zohar, Trent University (Canada)
Suleiman Halasah, University of Oxford (Jordan)
Rina Kedem, Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (Israel)
Peter Schwartzstein (United States)
Break
Jun 18, 2026 |
15.30
- 16.00
Climate Change, Community Governance, and Environmental Justice in Syria: Insights from the 3-year ECO-Syria Project
Jun 18, 2026 |
16.00
- 17.30
Location: CRX 230
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Stacy D. VanDeveer, University of Massachusetts Boston (United States)
Pinar Dinc, Lund University (Turkey/Sweden)
Purnendu Sardar, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Sciences & Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University (Sweden)
Lovisa Rosenquist Ohlsson, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University (Sweden)
Maria Andrea Nardi, Lund University (Argentina/Sweden)
Mo Hamza, Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety, Lund University & Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (Sweden)
Launching the Glossary of Environmental Peacebuilding Terms: Insights from Environmental Peacebuilding Champions
Jun 18, 2026 |
16.00
- 17.30
Location: CRX 020
Type: Roundtable
Participants
Chair: Rachel Weaver, Duke University (United States)
Alexander Belyakov, Independent (Ukraine/Canada)
Janet Edmond, Conservation International (United States)
Meryam El Bouhati, University of Lille (France)
Faith Kathambi Mutegi, Catholic University of Eastern Africa (Kenya)
Ann Le, University of California, Irvine (United States)
Liliana Pimentel (Brazil)
Remembering the Gift: Birchbark Canoes and Equitable Exchange around Turtle Island
Jun 18, 2026 |
16.00
- 17.30
Location: CRX 440
Type: Roundtable
Participants
Chair: Jesse Matas, University of Manitoba (Canada)
Marcel Labelle, Birch Bark Canoes by Mahigan (Métis Nation/Canada)
Camille Ben Malek, Égides (Algeria/Canada)
Saila Ipirq-Procyk, EnPAx Conference Fellow (Inuit/Canada)
Negotiating Conservation in the Midst of Armed Conflict
Jun 18, 2026 |
16.00
- 17.30
Location: CRX 408
Type: Roundtable
Participants
Chair: Elaine Lan Yin Hsiao, Kent State University / IUCN CEESP Theme on Environment and Peace (United States)
Alison Harley, WWF International (Myanmar)
Eoghan Darbyshire, Conflict and Environment Observatory (United Kingdom)
Sushil Raj, Wildlife Conservation Society
Mohammad Khadim Habibzai, War Child Canada (Afghanistan)
Tim Stork, Tilburg University (Netherlands)
Aligning Peace and Climate Adaptation Efforts in Conflict-Affected Countries
Jun 18, 2026 |
16.00
- 17.30
Location: CRX 407
Type: Roundtable
Participants
Chair: Catherine Wong, United Nations Development Programme & Climate Security Mechanism
Alec Crawford, International Institute for Sustainable Development (Canada)
Nazanine Moshiri, Berghof Foundation (Iran)
Sebastian Kratzer,Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (Germany)
Law for Environmental Peacebuilding [EnPAx Law Interest Group]
Jun 18, 2026 |
16.00
- 17.30
Location: CRX 307
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Anne Dienelt, University of Hamburg (Germany)
Elizabeth Hessami, The Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs (United States)
Daniëlla Dam-de Jong, Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Leiden University (Netherlands)
Ievgeniia Kopytsia, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Ukraine)
Stavros Pantazopoulos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)
Nataliia Hendel, Institute of Information, Security and Law of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine (Ukraine)
Wellbeing, Resilience, and Humanitarian Approaches to Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 18, 2026 |
16.00
- 17.30
Location: CRX 309
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Ruth Rhoads Allen, CDA Collaborative Learning Projects (United States)
Sophie Bhalla, MG360 Groundwater Research Institute (Canada)
Charles Kelly (United States)
Yana Abu Taleb, EcoPeace Middle East (Jordan)
Eiman Elbanhawy (United Kingdom)
Resource Extraction and Vulnerable Communities
Jun 18, 2026 |
16.00
- 17.30
Location: CRX 308
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Bocar Thiam (Guinea/United States)
Doris Buss, Carleton University (Canada)
Dengiyefa Angalapu, Niger Delta University (Nigeria)
Leslie Dwyer, George Mason University (United States)
Agnieszka Paczynska, George Mason University (United States)
Joao Colaco, Carleton University (Mozambique)
Laura Kilbury, University of Massachusetts-Boston (United States)
Poster Session
Jun 18, 2026 |
17.30
- 18.30
Location: CRX Lobby
Type: Panel
Participants
Ariane Blouin, University of Ottawa (Canada)
Jennifer da Rosa, Goucher College (United States)
Halima Hatat, Université Moulay Ismail (Morocco)
Cornelius Patrick Labella, University of Lincoln (United Kingdom)
Caroline Katuma, Life & Peace Institute (Kenya)
José Miguel Barbosa, Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra (Portugal)
Daphne Duruoha, Carleton University (Canada)
Ann Le, University of California, Irvine (United States)
Angela R. Robinson, University of California Irvine (United States)
Richard Matthew, University of California, Irvine (United States)
Anna Kamanzi, University of California, Irvine (United States)
Erestu Legese Beyen, Federal University of Uberlandia (Ethiopia)
Faustin Luhungu, University of Ottawa, School of International Development and Global Studies (Canada)
Alonna Despain, UNC Chapel Hill (United States)
Kumanga Andrahennadi, Centre for the Advanced Learning of Mindfulness (CALM) (Pvt) Ltd (Sri Lanka)
Arts Exhibition
Jun 18, 2026 |
18.00
- 20.00
Type: Roundtable
Participants
Richard Akim, Bidi Bidi Media Lab (South Sudan/Uganda)
Jacob Yen Alier Ajak, Konybaai Education Initiative (South Sudan/Uganda)
Emmanuelle Andaya, Nature Footprints (The Philippines)
German Andino, Bidi Bidi Media Lab (Honduras)
Stephanie Babij, 2026 EnPAx Arts Fellow (Canada)
Talon Bazille Ducheneaux, Wicahpi Olowan (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe/United States)
Ibrahim Biko, IMPACT (Uganda)
Emile Birindwa, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Janvier Biringanine, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
James Borton, Independent Journalist (United States)
Rospid Bulonza, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Rospide Byabele, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Raramai Campbell, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (Denmark)
Martin Cumatang, Higaonon Tradition Bearer (The Philippines)
Zuzia Danielski, IMPACT (Canada)
Ria Das, High Court of Delhi (India)
Miléquêm Diarassouba, IMPACT (Côte d’Ivoire)
Mouhammed Diouf, Bilbao Media Lab (Senegal/Spain)
H. Şebnem Düzgün, Colorado School of Mines (Turkey/United States)
Becca Farnum, Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom)
Max Finkelstein, Kichi Sìbì Mìkànsan Institute (Canada)
Lynn Finnegan, Independent Artist (Ireland)
Suleiman Halasah, Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (Jordan)
Natosha Hoduski, Indiana University (United States)
Saila Ipirq-Procyk, EnPAx Conference Fellow (Inuit/Canada)
Salma Kadry, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (Denmark)
Josué Kalegamire, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Rina Kedem, Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (Israel/United States)
Rami Khoucha, MENA Youth Network (Algeria)
Justin Kiersky, Interstitial Media (United States)
Rafaela Klinfer Cukierkorn, Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (Brazil)
Joanne Labelle, Birch Bark Canoes by Mahigan (Métis Nation/Canada)
Marcel Labelle, Birch Bark Canoes by Mahigan (Métis Nation/Canada)
Rachel Lin, Independent Visual Artist (Canada)
Arthur Lukogo, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Grace Lukogo, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Stephanie Martinez, University of California, Irvine (United States)
Justin Masimango, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Jesse Matas, University of Manitoba (Canada)
Dave Monk, Brave New Pictures, Inc. (United States)
Kathy Monk, Brave New Pictures, Inc. (United States)
Emma Zinha Morgan-Bennett, Zinha Productions LLC (United Kingdom)
KB Mpofu, IMPACT (Zimbabwe)
Natalia Mroz, United Nations Environment Programme (Australia)
Patrice Mumbere, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Faith Kathambi Mutegi, Catholic University of Eastern Africa (Kenya)
Isaac Ntabala, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Brendon Pantaon, Higaonon Tradition Bearer (Philippines)
Ino Pantaon, Higaonon Tradition Bearer (Philippines)
Angela R. Robinson, University of California, Irvine (United States)
Jean Rousselet Saint-Firmin, EnPAx Conference Fellow (Haïti)
Maria Juliana Rubiano Lizarazo, EnPAx Conference Fellow (Colombia)
Ááná Jyyrki Sáárá-Máárjá/Saara-Maria Salonen, Independent (Sápmi/Finland)
Tammy Sands, Lightness of Being (United States)
Maddison Schink, EnPAx Conference Fellow (United States)
Mirali Shukla, IUCN (United Kingdom)
Kasha Sequoia Slavner, The Global Sunrise Project (Canada)
Ruhama Solomon, University of Denver (Ethiopia/United States)
Peter Stockdale, Kichi Sìbì Mìkànsan Institute (Canada)
Deloris Therese Fola Thalya, EnPAx Conference Fellow (Cameroon)
Sven Torfinn, IMPACT (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Anjali Vurden, EnPAx Conference Fellow (Mauritius)
Jimmy Waltman, Trinity Laban Conservatoire (United States/United Kingdom)
Rachel Weaver, EnPAx Conference Fellow (United States)
Austin Willacy, ArtPeace: Earth (United States)
Reception
Jun 18, 2026 |
18.15
- 20.00
Selected EnPAx Interest Group Meetings (open to all)
Jun 19, 2026 |
8.00
- 8.45
Participants
Africa Interest Group -- Room CRX 407
Law Interest Group -- Room CRX 408
Gender Interest Group -- Room CRX 442
Water Interest Group -- Room CRX 440
Land Ownership and Environmental Peacebuilding - Historical Roots and Contemporary Challenges
Jun 19, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.30
Location: CRX 442
Type: Roundtable
Participants
Chair: Lina Hillert, HD Centre (Germany)
Alan Channer, EverGreening Global Alliance (United Kingdom)
Pia Sethi, Centre for Ecology, Development and Research (India)
Joyita Ghose, George Mason University (India)
Youth Catalyzing Youth: Youth-Led Spaces for Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 19, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.30
Location: CRX 230
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Sudha Kottillil, Global Youth Biodiversity Network (India)
Alan Valdes, EcoMaxei (Mexico)
Shruthi Kottillil, Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN), Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning (FERAL) (India)
Karishma Goswami, Environmental Law Institute and Environmental Peacebuilding Association (United States); Natalija Vojno, Our Living Waters / Our Shared Futures (Canada)
Breck Flangan-Caldwell, University of Wisconsin-Madison (United States)
Building Skills, Building Peace: Best Practices for Capacity Development in Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 19, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.30
Location: CRX 307
Type: Roundtable
Participants
Robert Sakofski, ProPeace (Germany)
Amanda Woomer, Baobab Tree Consulting (United States)
Fola Thalya Deloris Therese, Youths in Climate Action (Cameroon)
Localizing Climate Governance in Fragile Settings
Jun 19, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.30
Location: CRX 408
Type: Roundtable
Participants
Chair: Rupak Chattopadhyay, Forum of Federations (Canada)
Tabea Campbell Pauli, Independent (Germany)
Tasnia Khandaker Prova, University of Toronto (Bangladesh/Canada)
Laura Aumeer, Conciliation Resources (United Kingdom)
Relations beyond Resources: Interspecies Peace and Intergenerational Justice
Jun 19, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.30
Location: CRX 308
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Breanna Riddick, Climates of Resistance (United States)
Marie Comuzzo, Brandeis University (Italy)
Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao, Kent State University School of Peace and Conflict Studies (United States)
Kalåni Reyes, Main Marianas Media and Research Consulting (Northern Mariana Islands)
Ruhama Solomon, University of Denver (Ethiopia/United States)
Operationalizing the Human Rights Based Approach to Conservation and Its Links to Prevention and Peacebuilding
Jun 19, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.30
Location: CRX 407
Type: Roundtable
Participants
Chair: Sushil Raj, Wildlife Conservation Society
Sebastian Kratzer, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (Germany)
Ali Mohamed Adan, Wayfinders Circle, Gabbra Peoples, and Ababuro Culture Conservation and Development (Kenya)
Stakeholders and Environmental Peacebuilding: Communities, Corporations, and Researchers
Jun 19, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.30
Location: CRX 309
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Okechukwu Daniel Ogbonnaya, Global Green Growth Institute (Nigeria/Ethiopia)
Nkasi Wodu, University of Massachusetts Boston (Nigeria)
Dominique Schmid, University of Bern (Switzerland)
Bilal Aslam, School of Integrated Social Sciences, The University of Lahore (Pakistan)
Renata Fontoura, University of Montreal (Brazil/Portugal) (IN FRENCH)
High-Impact Tech: Tool or Threat for Environmental Peacebuilding?
Jun 19, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.30
Location: CRX 440
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Daphne Duruoha, Carleton University (Canada)
Pranusha Kulkarni, Goa Institute of Management, India (India)
Ann Le, University of California, Irvine (United States)
Jochen Schubert, University of California, Irvine (United States)
Carl Bruch, Environmental Law Institute (United States)
Break
Jun 19, 2026 |
10.30
- 11.00
A Humanitarian Exploration of Climate Security and Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 19, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Location: CRX 407
Type: Roundtable
Participants
Chair: Juliane Schillinger, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (Netherlands)
Natasha Westheimer, Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations (United States)
Kate Proctor, Canadian Red Cross (Canada)
Jacopo Sarti, Humanity and Inclusion
Mohammad Khadim Habibzai, War Child Canada (Afghanistan)
Jacob Yen Alier, Konybaai Education Initiative (South Sudan/Uganda)
Anjali Vurden, FemWise-Africa (Mauritius)
Leveraging AI-Augmented Digital Technologies for Environmental Peacebuilding and Security [EnPAx Data and Technology Interest Group]
Jun 19, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Location: CRX 307
Type: Roundtable
Participants
Chair: Asim Zia, Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security (United States)
Martyn Clark, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (Canada)
Hisham al-Omeisy, European Institute of Peace (Yemen)
Jeannine Valcour, University of Vermont (United States)
Susan Sgorbati, Bennington College (United States)
Teaching for Environmental Peacebuilding: Ways of Knowing and Acting [EnPAx Education Interest Group]
Jun 19, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Location: CRX 309
Type: Roundtable
Participants
Chair: Nancy Boyer, University of Delaware (United States)
Philippe LeBillon, University of British Columbia (Canada)
Elaine Hsaio, Kent State University (United States)
Liliana Pimentel, EnPAx Water Interest Group (Brazil)
Tazhykan Shabdanova, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (Kyrgyzstan)
Climate Change and Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 19, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Location: CRX 442
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Tom Deligiannis (Canada)
Joseph Siegel, Haub School of Law at Pace University (United States)
Elsa Barron, Notre Dame University (United States)
Elisabeth Gilmore, Carleton University (Canada)
Angela R. Robinson, University of California, Irvine (United States)
Mohammed W. Bah, University of California, Irvine (Liberia/United States)
The Rise and Fall of Militarization in Environmental Contexts around the World
Jun 19, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Location: CRX 230
Type: Panel
Participants
Carrie Hanks, Environmental Peacebuilding Association (United States)
Esther van 't Veen, Netherlands Defence Academy (Netherlands)
Dominic Offei, University of Massachusetts - Boston (Ghana)
Emily Kenward, University for Peace (United States)
Richard Marcantonio, University of Notre Dame (United States)
Forests: Finances, Fighting, and Fragility [EnPAx Forest Interest Group]
Jun 19, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Location: CRX 440
Type: Panel
Participants
Chair: Alice Taberner, Universidade de São Paulo and King's College (Italy/Brazil)
Lina Aburas Awadalla, University of Ottawa (Canada)
Shaadee Ahmadnia, Conservation International (United States)
Uche Okpara, University of Greenwich (United Kingdom)
Chikaodili Orakwue, University of Johannesburg (Nigeria)
Abdul-Jalil S. Umngan, Bangsamoro Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (Philippines)