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 can be download here.
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 conference, while most sessions are open for all to attend, based on room capacity, some sessions indicate “sign-up required.” Confirmed conference registrants will be given a link to sign up for capacity-limited sessions.
An overview of the conference--including both the Virtual Day (June 9) and the in-person portion (June 16-19)--is available here (as a PDF).
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Jun 9 | Jun 16 | Jun 17 | Jun 18 | Jun 19
Taking Action into Their Own Hands: Lessons from Transboundary Community-Based Cooperation across the Middle East
Jun 18, 2026 |
14.00
- 15.30
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
Panel
Participants
Chair: Stacy D. VanDeveer, University of Massachusetts Boston (United States)
Pinar Dinc (Türkiye)
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
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
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, UC Irvine (United States)
Liliana Pimentel (Brazil)
Remembering the Gift: Birchbark Canoes and Equitable Exchange around Turtle Island
Jun 18, 2026 |
16.00
- 17.30
Roundtable
Participants
Chair: Jesse Matas, University of Manitoba (Canada)
Marcel Labelle, Mahigan (Algonquin and Métis Nations) (Canada)
Camille Ben Malek, Égides (Algeria/Canada)
Saila Ipirq-Procyk, EnPAx Conference Fellow (Canada)
Negotiating Conservation in the Midst of Armed Conflict
Jun 18, 2026 |
16.00
- 17.30
Roundtable
Participants
Chair: Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao, Kent State University / IUCN CEESP Theme on Environment and Peace (United States)
Alison Harley, WWF International
Charles Karangwa, IUCN (Switzerland)
Eoghan Darbyshire, Conflict and Environment Observatory (United Kingdom)
Aligning Peace and Climate Adaptation Efforts in Conflict-Affected Countries
Jun 18, 2026 |
16.00
- 17.30
Roundtable
Participants
Chair: 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
Panel
Participants
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)
Wellbeing, Resilience, and Humanitarian Approaches to Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 18, 2026 |
16.00
- 17.30
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
Panel
Participants
Bocar Thiam (Guinea/United States)
Laura Kilbury, University of Massachusetts Boston
Joao Colaco, Carleton University (Mozambique)
Dengiyefa Angalapu, Niger Delta University (Nigeria)
Doris Buss, IMPACT
Poster Session
Jun 18, 2026 |
17.30
- 19.00
Poster
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)
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 |
17.30
- 19.00
Roundtable
Participants
2026 EnPAx Conference Fellows
German Andino, Bidi Bidi Media Lab (Honduras)
Richard Akim, Bidi Bidi Media Lab (Uganda/South Sudan)
Justin Kiersky, Interstitial Media (United States)
Stephanie Babij, 2026 EnPAx Arts Fellow (Canada)
Rospide Byabele, Emile Birindwa, Josué Kalegamire, Grace Lukogo, Justin Masimango, and Isaac Ntabala, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Becca Farnum, ArtPeace: Earth (United Kingdom)
H. Sebnem Düzgün, Colorado School of Mines (United States)
EcoPeace Middle East
Environment, Climate, Conflict, and Peace Community of Practice
Max Finkelstein, Kichi Sibi Trails (Canada)
Lynn Finnegan, Independent (Ireland)
Marcel and Joanne Labelle, Mahigan (Algonquin and Métis Nations) (Canada)
Arthur Lukogo, Rospid Bulonza, Patrice Mumbere, Emile Ntwali, and Isaac Ntabala, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Jesse Matas, University of Manitoba (Canada)
Natalia Mroz, United Nations Environment Programme (Australia)
Angela Robinson, University of California Irvine (United States)
Tammy Sands, Lightness of Being (United States)
Jimmy Waltman, Trinity Laban Conservatoire (United States/United Kingdom)
Ruhama Solomon, University of Denver (Ethiopia/United States)
Austin Willacy with the ArtPeace: Earth community
Reception
Jun 18, 2026 |
18.15
- 19.30
Land Ownership and Environmental Peacebuilding - Historical Roots and Present Opportunities from Kenya, India and the United Kingdom
Jun 19, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.30
Roundtable
Participants
Alan Channer, EverGreening Global Alliance (United Kingdom)
Daniel Giti, National Cohesion and Integration Commission (Kenya)
Pia Sethi, Centre for Ecology, Development and Research (India)
James Wanyande, National Cohesion and Integration Commission (Kenya)
Youth Catalyzing Youth: Youth-Led Spaces for Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 19, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.30
Panel
Participants
Sudha Kottillil, Global Youth Biodiversity Network (India)
Emmanuel Sindikubwabo, We Do GREEN Organization (Rwanda)
Karishma Goswami, Environmental Law Institute and Environmental Peacebuilding Association (United States)
Alan Valdes, EcoMaxei (Mexico)
Shruthi Kottillil, Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN), Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning (FERAL) (India)
Emerging Perspectives: Reflections from the 2026 Conference Fellows
Jun 19, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.30
Roundtable
Participants
Becca Farnum, Queen Mary University London (United Kingdom)
Relations beyond Resources: Interspecies Peace and Intergenerational Justice
Jun 19, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.30
Panel
Participants
Breanna Riddick, Climates of Resistance (United States)
Kalani Reyes (Northern Mariana Islands)
Ruhama Solomon, University of Denver (United States)
Marie Comuzzo, Brandeis University (Italy)
Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao, Kent State University School of Peace and Conflict Studies (United States)
Operationalizing the Human Rights Based Approach to Conservation and Its Links to Prevention and Peacebuilding
Jun 19, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.30
Roundtable
Participants
Sushil Raj
Sebastian Kratzer, the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (Germany)
Edna Kaptoyo, Pawanka Fund
Ali Mohamed, Wayfinders Circle
Teaching for Environmental Peacebuilding: Ways of Knowing and Acting [EnPAx Education Interest Group]
Jun 19, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.30
Roundtable
Participants
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)
Stakeholders and Environmental Peacebuilding: Communities, Corporations, and Researchers
Jun 19, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.30
Panel
Participants
Okechukwu Daniel Ogbonnaya, Global Green Growth Institute (Nigeria/Ethiopia)
Bilal Aslam, School of Integrated Social Sciences, University of Lahore (Pakistan)
Dominique Schmid (Switzerland)
Nkasiobu Wodu, University OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON (United States)
High-Impact Tech: Tool or Threat for Environmental Peacebuilding?
Jun 19, 2026 |
9.00
- 10.30
Panel
Participants
Ann Le, University of California, Irvine (United States)
Pranusha Kulkarni, Goa Institute of Management, India (India)
Break
Jun 19, 2026 |
10.30
- 11.00
A Humanitarian Exploration of Climate Security and Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 19, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Roundtable
Participants
Juliane Schillinger, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (Netherlands)
Natasha Westheimer, Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations (United States)
The Intersection between Humanitarian Mine Action and Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 19, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Panel
Participants
Anna McKean, The Conflict and Environment Observatory (United Kingdom)
Elliot Ball, Mines Advisory Group (United Kingdom)
Emily Chrystie, The HALO Trust (United Kingdom)
Kristin Holme Obrestad, Norwegian People’s Aid (Norway)
Building Skills, Building Peace: Best Practices for Capacity Development in Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 19, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Roundtable
Participants
Diego Osorio, EnPAx Education Interest Group (Canada)
Robert Sakofski, ProPeace (Germany)
Amanda Woomer, Baobab Tree Consulting (United States)
Emmanuel Sindikubwabo, We Do Green (Rwanda)
Fola Thalya Deloris Therese, Youths in Climate Action (Cameroon)
Embodying Environmental Justice: Collective Action and Community Resilience as Forms of Peacebuilding
Jun 19, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Panel
Participants
Becca Farnum, Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom)
Austin Willacy, EnPAx Arts Initiative (United States)
Jacob Yen Alier, Konybaai Education Initiative (South Sudan/Kenya)
Anjali Vurden, FemWise-Africa (Mauritius)
Breanna Riddick, Climates of Resistance (United States)
Leveraging AI-Augmented Digital Technologies for Environmental Peacebuilding and Security [EnPAx Data and Technology Interest Group]
Jun 19, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Roundtable
Participants
Asim Zia, Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security (United States)
Martyn Clark, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health
Hisham al-Omeisy, European Institute of Peace (Yemen)
Jeannine Valcour, University of Vermont (United States)
Susan Sgorbati, Bennington College (United States)
Climate Change and Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 19, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
Panel
Participants
Tom Deligiannis (Canada)
Joseph Siegel, Pace Law School (United States)
Elsa Barron, Wilson Center Environmental Change and Security Program, Hoosier Interfaith Power and Light (United States)
Elisabeth Gilmore, Carleton University (Canada)
Angela Robinson (United States)
Mohammed W Bah, University of California, Irvine (United States)
The Rise and Fall of Militarization in Environmental Contexts around the World
Jun 19, 2026 |
11.00
- 12.30
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 (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
Panel
Participants
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)