Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Events

Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Jun 16, 2026 - Jun 19, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada and online

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and the University of Ottawa are delighted to announce that the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held…

Adaptive Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Approaches in Complex Environments

Jun 3, 2026 - Jun 5, 2026 | swisspeace and University of Basel
Basel, Switzerland

There's a rising demand for more adaptive methodologies as traditional monitoring and evaluation (M&E) approaches struggle to answer questions such as: How does our livelihood…

Climate Change, Natural Resources & Conflicts

May 20, 2026 - May 22, 2026 | swisspeace and University of Basel
Basel, Switzerland

This course explores how climate change and international and national climate policies impact conflicts. The course introduces the key economic, political, and social concepts that…

Blue Peace and Security: Building Momentum for Ocean Action in Environmental Peacebuilding (A Path to Ottawa Event)

Apr 28, 2026 | Oceans Futures, World Wildlife Fund
Washington, DC

This event will familiarize the environmental peacebuilding community with WWF's Blue Peace Framework, increase the role of ocean conservation in environmental peacebuilding, and increase awareness…

IPT Specialization Course on Environmental Peacebuilding

Apr 24, 2026 - May 2, 2026 | Austrian Centre for Peace
Stadtschlaining, Austria

Climate change and environmental degradation affect human security in diverse and intersecting ways and can amplify existing conflicts and humanitarian crises.Forced migration, internal displacement, and loss of…

Defining Environmental Peacebuilding: Contributions from Colombia & Latin America (A Path to Ottawa Event)

Apr 14, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Bogotá, Colombia and online

This three-hour hybrid event brings together environmental peacebuilding researchers, practitioners, students, and policymakers to engage with the EnPAx Glossary of Environmental Peacebuilding in Spanish —…

Navigating a New Era in International Environmental Diplomacy (A Path to Ottawa Event)

Mar 26, 2026 | Ohio University
Athens, OH

In 2025, the United States started pulling out of prominent environmental treaties and international institutions. Withdrawing from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and…

Collaborating for Change: Research and Action on the Environmental Impacts of Conflict in Africa (A Path to Ottawa Event)

Mar 26, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 | Armed Conflict and Environment Research Program
online

Although Africa is the continent most affected by armed conflict globally, there remains a significant gap in research examining the environmental consequences of warfare across…

Leaving No One Behind: Climate Action in Contested Spaces (A Path to Ottawa Event)

Mar 25, 2026 | Centre on Armed Groups
online

The event will present the findings of novel research the Centre on Armed Groups is undertaking on the environmental governance practices of non-state armed groups,…

Water, Conflict and Governance in Fragile Contexts: Insights from Yemen and Iraq

Mar 24, 2026 | Berghof Foundation
online

The ongoing war in the Middle East highlights how water infrastructure functions as a significant pressure point in times of crisis. Attacks on desalination plants…

A Close Look at the OTP-ICC Policy on Environmental Damage (A Path to Ottawa Event)

Mar 24, 2026 | EnPAx Transitional Justice Interest Group
online

Environmental damage in conflict and post conflict societies, and its subsequent impacts on both ecosystems and the peoples’ human rights, has increasingly become a point…

Sulh for the Soil: Integrating Islamic Peacemaking and Environmental Justice in Family Dispute Resolution (A Path to Ottawa Event)

Mar 23, 2026 | Sulha Solutions
online

How can culturally grounded conciliation resolve land disputes that have lasted not just decades—but generations? In this discussion, Ibrahim Hussain FCIArb, an award-winning Imam and…

Focus Group: Urban Environmental Peacebuilding (A Path to Ottawa Event)

Mar 18, 2026 | EnPAx Urban Interest Group
online

This event consists of two parts: a presentation of a review study on urban environmental peacebuilding and a focus group conversation. We invite you to…

Pragmatic Peacebuilding for Climate Change in Cities (A Path to Ottawa Event)

Mar 11, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association, EnPAx Urban Interest Group
online

This session aims to explore how conflict‑sensitive approaches, and “pragmatic peacebuilding” can make city adaptation more inclusive, trusted, and effective. As climate impacts intensify, municipal…

I3SMA Talk: Climate, Security and the Military in San Miguel de Allende

Mar 10, 2026 | Institute for International Studies San Miguel de Allende
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

The Institute for International Studies San Miguel de Allende (I3SMA) presents a lecture by Sherri Goodman, the Pentagon’s first Chief Environmental Officer, on Tuesday, March…

The Military "Green Transition" and Struggles for Socioecological Justice

Mar 10, 2026 | UMass Boston Department of Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Boston, MA and online

NATO, EU and Allied military sectors are currently busy with “greening” militarism. Through a range of projects – such as the digitalization and electrification of…

GundxChange: Defueling Conflict: Practical Advice for Environmental Peacebuilding in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings

Mar 6, 2026 | Gund Institute for Environment
Burlington, VT and online

In these weekly talks, hosted by the Gund Institute for Environment, scholars and leaders exchange ("xChange") new research and solutions for people and planet. This week,…

Forest Conservation: From Conflict to Peace (A Path to Ottawa Event)

Mar 5, 2026 | EnPAx Forest Interest Group
online

Forest conservation carries both conflict risks while offers powerful pathways to environmental peacebuilding, where resource conflicts are transformed into opportunities for cooperation. When implemented with…

Conservation Conflict Transformation Workshops (In-Person)

Mar 2, 2026 - Mar 6, 2026 | Center for Conservation Peacebuilding
Washington, DC

Feeling stuck in a tough, high-stakes conflict around wildlife or conservation? Do you feel like you are taking all the right actions, but still feel…

Environmental Peacebuilding (Practitioner Training Course)

Mar 2, 2026 - Mar 6, 2026 | KURVE Wustrow
Wustrow, Germany

Building peace can only be truly successful if also the environment is protected. In violent conflicts, ecosystems are often suffering, if not destroyed. The exploitation…

Peace with the Land: Reconciliation, Environmental Peacebuilding, and Indigenous Environmental Stewardship in Canada (Turtle Island) (A Path to Ottawa Event)

Feb 11, 2026 | University of Ottawa and Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Ottawa, Canada

The objective of the event is to facilitate an interdisciplinary dialogue around Indigenous environmental stewardship, reconciliation, and environmental peacebuilding in the settler-colonial context (Turtle Island…