Final Call for Proposed Contributions for the 1st International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Dec 31, 2018
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is extending the deadline for the call for proposals for the 1st International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding. The new deadline will be January 11, 2019. The conference will take place at the University of California, Irvine from October 23-25, 2019.
For the first conference, we are highlighting two special themes: (1) technology and innovation in environmental peacebuilding, and (2) Colombia. The conference will also cover a range of topics concerning environmental conflict and peacebuilding. We are soliciting abstracts for panels, roundtables, and posters along the following themes:
| Special Theme 1 | Technology and Innovation in Environmental Peacebuilding |
| Special Theme 2 | Environmental Peacebuilding in Colombia |
| Theme 3 | Environmental Governance, Law, and Conflict Prevention |
| Theme 4 | Environmental Mediation and Peacemaking |
| Theme 5 | Post-conflict Environmental Peacebuilding |
| Theme 6 | Gender and Environmental Peacebuilding |
| Theme 7 | Environmental Peacebuilding in a Changing Climate |
| Theme 8 | Causes of Conflict |
In addition, people may propose panels, roundtables, posters, or other contributions on other themes related to environment, conflict, and peace. We welcome contributions from practitioners, academics, students, and journalists, among others.
Panels will include 3-5 paper presentations, with adequate time for discussion. Roundtables are a discussion-oriented session without formal presentations. Most panels and roundtables will be 90 minutes long. There will be a poster session on October 23, 2019, with the posters remaining on display for the duration of the conference.
Abstracts for individual papers should be no more than 150 words. Panel submissions should include a 100-word summary abstract plus all the individual paper abstracts (150 words each). A roundtable submission should include a 200-word abstract describing the nature of the roundtable, participants, and format. Proposals for panels and roundtables should only include people that have indicated their willingness to participate. A person may make more than one proposal.
Abstracts and related information must be submitted via the conference website: https://environmentalpeacebuilding.org/2019-conference/submit-proposal/.
Any questions may be directed to conference@environmentalpeacebuilding.org.
Members of the Scientific Committee Include:
Erika Weinthal
Vice President, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Lee Hill Snowdon Professor of Environmental Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
Richard Matthew
Vice President, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Director, Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation, UC Irvine
Angela Maria Amaya Arias
Professor and Environmental Lawyer, Universidad Externado de Colombia
Carl Bruch
President, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Senior Attorney and Director of International Programs, Environmental Law Institute
Silja Halle
Programme Officer, Disaster Management Branch, UN Environment
Programme Manager, Joint UN Environment, PBSO Programme on Promoting Gender-Responsive Approaches to Natural Resource Management for Peacebuilding
Anne Hammill
Director, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Director of Resilience, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Tobias Ide
Coordinator of Research Field Peace and Conflict, Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research
David Jensen
Director, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Head, Environmental Cooperation for Peacebuilding Programme, UN Environemnt
Philippe Le Billon
Director, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Professor of Geography and at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Elizabeth Sellwood
Chief, Environment and Security Unit, UN Environment
Juha Siikamaki
Chief Economist, International Union for Conservation of Nature