Thought-Leaders and Frontline Workers in Environmental Peacebuilding: An Oral History | Dr. Erika Weinthal [Audio]
Publisher: Wilson Center and Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Date: 2024
Topics: Livelihoods
Today’s episode of New Security Broadcast is hosted by ECSP in collaboration with the Environmental Peacebuilding Association as part of a special series: “Thought-leaders and Frontline Workers in Environmental Peacebuilding: An Oral History.” The series features interviews with academics, practitioners, and frontline workers to trace the history and evolution of the field of environmental peacebuilding.
In this episode, ECSP’s Claire Doyle speaks with Dr. Erika Weinthal, who is the Lee Hill Snowdon Professor of Environmental Policy at Duke University. Dr. Weinthal specializes in global environmental politics and environmental security with a particular focus on water and energy. She is also part of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Expert Advisory Group on Environment, Conflict, and Peacebuilding. Dr. Weinthal shares about her early involvement in the field of environmental peacebuilding, why water was a salient topic right at the outset, how academics, practitioners, and policymakers shaped the field together, where she thinks the field is headed, and more. Select quotes from the interview are featured below.