Ohio University Professor Recognized with International Award for Leadership in Environmental Peacebuilding

Jan 17, 2018 | Ohio University
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Dr. Geoffrey Dabelko, professor and director of Environmental Studies at the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University, was recently awarded the fifth Al-Moumin Award and Distinguished Lecture in Environmental Peacebuilding. Named for Mishkat Al-Moumin — a human rights and environment lawyer who was Iraq's first minister of environment — the Al-Moumin Award recognizes innovative thinking and leadership in the field of environmental peacebuilding. It is presented annually by the Environmental Law Institute, United Nations Environment Program, and the Global Environmental Politics Program in the School of International Service at American University.