Announcements

Environment, Peace, and Security Certification of Professional Achievement

Mar 8, 2016 | Columbia University

Columbia University’s Environment, Peace, and Security Certification of Professional Achievement will prepare you to understand the rapidly changing connections between environment and security dynamics, and…

Environmental Peacebuilding & Sustainability: Peace Parks in the Balkans

Mar 6, 2016 | International Peace Park Expeditions & Ohio University

International Peace Park Expeditions and Ohio University will offer the following accredited academic expedition focused on Environmental Peacebuilding this summer with a deadline to apply…

The Inventory of Conflict and Environment (ICE) Expert System

Feb 27, 2016 | American University

How do we understand conflict and environment case studies?  Often, there is an informal process of searching similar cases for points of comparison and contrast.…

From Fragility to Resilience: Managing Natural Resources in Fragile Situations in Africa

Feb 17, 2016 | African Development Bank and ELI

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) have produced a new report on natural resources management in fragile and conflict-affected…

Deadline Extended: Environmental Peacebuilding Study Abroad Opportunities

Feb 15, 2016 | International Peace Park Expeditions

International Peace Park Expeditions and Ohio University will offer the following accredited academic expeditions focused on Environmental Peacebuilding this summer with a deadline to apply…

Call for Papers: Avoiding Catastrophe: Linking Armed Conflict, Harm to Ecosystems, and Public Health

Feb 9, 2016 | Concordia University (Loyola Sustainability Research Centre)

The conference explores links between conflict, environmental degradation, and problems associated with public health provision in times of crisis. Emerging zoonotic and other infectious diseases…

Call for Applications: United Nations Mandated University for Peace Is Now Accepting Applications for the 2016-2017 Academic Year

Feb 1, 2016 | United Nations mandated University for Peace

The United Nations mandated University for Peace (UPEACE) embraces an innovative and inter-disciplinary approach to both pedagogy and content of post-secondary learning. UPEACE's ten master…

Call for Papers: The Peace-Environment-Conflict Nexus

Jan 18, 2016 | Political Geography and Geographies of Justice Research Groups

Political Geography and Geographies of Justice Research Groups will be participating in the 2016 Annual International Conference (30 August – 2 September 2016) of the Royal…

Call for Papers: The Water-Gender Violence Nexus

Jan 12, 2016 | King's Water (King's College)

King's Water will be participating in the 2016 Annual International Conference (30 August – 2 September 2016) of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in…

Environmental Peacebuilding: 2015 in Review

Jan 5, 2016 | ELI and UNEP

The field of environmental peacebuilding continued to grow quickly in 2015. We are pleased to share with you some highlights from the Environmental Peacebuilding partnership…

NR&E Fall 2016 Call for Article Proposals (Water Conflict)

Jan 4, 2016 | ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources’ magazine Natural Resources & Environment

The ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources’ magazine Natural Resources & Environment will devote its Fall 2016 issue to articles on Water Conflicts. The…

Available for Download: Livelihoods, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Nov 6, 2015 | ELI & UNEP

Livelihoods, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding is now available for download free of charge. This is the fifth book to be published in a series of…

Call for Proposals - Humanitarian Evidence Syntheses

Oct 22, 2015 | The Humanitarian Evidence Program

The Humanitarian Evidence Program has launched a Call for Proposals to synthesize evidence on the topics of (1) the impact of food aid on pastoralist livelihoods in…

Take the Environmental Peacebuilding Community of Practice Survey - Closes October 20

Oct 20, 2015 | Environmental Peacebuilding

We invite you to participate in a short survey about the Environmental Peacebuilding Knowledge Platform, the Environmental Peacebuilding Update, and other activities. This survey will close…

Global Environmental Change, Conflict, and Fragility - Discover the ECC Factbook

Oct 13, 2015 | adelphi

The ECC Factbook, published by adelphi, is an interactive platform that analyses more than 100 conflicts related to climate and environmental change and security. Part…

Internships with the Environmental Change and Security Program

Oct 1, 2015 | Environmental Change and Security Program - The Wilson Center

The Environmental Change and Security Program is seeking interns to:

Write for our award-winning blogNetwork with leading experts in the environment, demography, and security fieldsWork closely…

Call for Papers for the 3rd European Workshops in International Studies (EWIS) in Tübingen, Germany

Oct 1, 2015 | European International Studies Association

Profits resulting from the production and trade of valuable natural resources have long been identified as a driving force of violent conflict. The prospect of…

Call for Articles - 2015 Issue of Conflict Trends

Sep 28, 2015 | The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)

The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) is presently soliciting contributions for the fourth 2015 Issue of Conflict Trends (2015, Issue 4).…

Introducing the Toxic Remnants of War Network

Sep 16, 2015 | Toxic Remnants of War

Damage to the natural environment has long been a hallmark of conflict. But technological developments, both in terms of how hostilities are conducted, and the…

New Graduate and Professional Education Program: Certificate in Environment, Peace and Security at Columbia University

Sep 14, 2015 | Columbia University

Evidence is accumulating that linkages between environment and security dynamics are more important than previously thought. Governments, the public, corporations, and other organizations around the…

Grant Opportunity: Dialogue and Dispute Resolution for Conflict Prevention in Guinea's Forest Region

Sep 10, 2015 | Department of State, Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations

CSO seeks to support facilitated dialogue and community level alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to prevent and mitigate inter-communal violence in Guinea's Forest Region. The dialogue…

Call for Papers: IPSA 2016

Aug 18, 2015 | International Political Science Association

Organisers of two panels on environmental peacebuilding at the IPSA World Congress 2016 are looking for submissions. Abstracts have to be submitted through the IPSA…

Water and Climate Shocks Ideation Challenge

Jul 21, 2015 | Skoll Global Threats Fund & Innocentive

The Skoll Global Threats Fund is partnering with Innocentive in a challenge to identify early indications of when a water or climatic event in one location, such…

Liz Alden Wily to Deliver Third Al-Moumin Distinguished Lecture on Environmental Peacebuilding

Jul 21, 2015 | American University, ELI, and UNEP

American University, ELI, and UNEP are pleased to announce that Liz Alden Wily will deliver the Third Al-Moumin Distinguished Lecture on Environmental Peacebuilding. The lecture,…

The Sentry

Jul 20, 2015 | Enough Project

Today the Enough Project is launching The Sentry, an initiative seeking to help dismantle the networks of perpetrators, facilitators, and enablers who fund and profit from…

Webinar: The Road to A Comprehensive Conflict Minerals Program in 2015

Jul 20, 2015 | Source Intelligence

It seems like every company that has to file with the SEC or has customers that have to file for Dodd-Frank 1502, Conflict Minerals rule,…

Call for Abstracts: Colloquium on African Borders

Jul 16, 2015 | African Union Border Program

The African Union Border Program (AUBP) supported by the GIZ and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) of Addis Ababa University (AAU) invites…

Training Curriculum and Facilitators

Jul 14, 2015 | Ade Bodunde

The International Center for Community Peace in Nigeria is seeking assistance in developing a curriculum and training program with courses on Environmental Security and Peace,…

Environmental Peacebuilding Knowledge Platform Expands Listing of Courses, Seeks Additional Courses to Include

Jun 8, 2015 | ELI & UNEP

Three environmental peacebuilding courses by Outward Bound Peacebuilding have been added to the Environmental Peacebuilding Knowledge Platform. They are the "Palestinian and Israeli Emerging Leaders…

Armed Conflict and the Environment Publishing Opportunity

May 14, 2015 | ABC-CLIO

Authors with environment and peacebuilding background needed to write entries for Armed Conflict and the Environment: A Global Perspective.  This reference guide is a collection of case…