Oral Histories of Environmental Peacebuilding

Aug 6, 2024 | Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx)

In collaboration with the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) has launched a webpage capturing oral histories of environmental peacebuilding. The Oral History Project seeks to capture the origin stories and history of key thought-leaders and front-line workers in the field of environmental peacebuilding.   

Through a series of interviews, the project explores how academics, practitioners, and decisionmakers people came to work in environmental peacebuilding, challenges they have faced, what they are currently working on, and their views (at the time of recording) regarding the future of environmental peacebuilding. From the people who helped shape the field to those who are bringing new approaches and perspectives today, the interviews provide a behind-the-scenes look at how the field first emerged and how it has evolved. The series delves into their stories and their leadership in framing and developing the field’s key concepts, elevating the understanding that a common concern for the environment can be a foundation to build peace, and practicing environmental peacebuilding on the frontlines.

The project was launched at the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (June 18-21, 2024 in The Hague) as a Path to The Hague initiative.  These initiatives comprise efforts that advance the field of environmental peacebuilding in discrete ways.

For more information on the Oral History Project, please contact association@environmentalpeacebuilding.org.