Profiles

Informed by her work with the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) and life-long advocacy of peace and justice issues, Nancy Boyer teaches the introductory and synthesis…

Stavros Pantazopoulos is a legal scholar and practitioner at the forefront of Protection of the Environment in relation to Armed Conflict (PERAC), currently serving as…

Mehmet Altingoz is an environmental engineer and water policy expert dedicated to fostering cooperation over shared waters in regions of conflict. Having served in the…

Stacy D. VanDeveer is a Professor of Global Governance and Human Security at the John C. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at…

Sarah Njeri

Lecturer
SOAS University of London
United Kingdom

Sep 17, 2024

Sarah Njeri is a lecturer at the department of development studies at SOAS University of London. Sarah’s journey into academia took a non-traditional route, starting…

Paula Gutierrez Martinez

Global Green Growth Institute
Colombia

Sep 2, 2024

Paula Gutierrez Martinez is a social anthropologist with nearly 20 years of experience. Throughout her career, she has worked across various fields, bringing her expertise…

Janet Edmond

Senior Director
Conservation International
United States

Mar 27, 2024

Janet Edmond is the Senior Director of Inclusive Partnerships for Sustainable Conservation at Conservation International (CI). Formerly serving as the Director of Peace and Development…

Hector Morales Muñoz is a senior advisor in climate diplomacy and security at adelphi, where he provides advice to governments, international development agencies, and multilateral…

Juliane Schillinger

Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
Netherlands

Aug 1, 2023

Juliane Schillinger is a PhD candidate at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, specializing in the Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability. Her…

Shanna N. McClain

Disasters Program Manager
NASA
United States

Jul 25, 2023

Shanna N. McClain is the Disasters Program Manager at NASA's Earth Science Applied Sciences Program. In this capacity, she leads initiatives that utilize Earth observation…

Tracy Hart

Global Lead, Fragile and Conflict States, Environment, Natural Resource, and the Blue Economy
World Bank
United States

May 30, 2023

Tracy Hart is the Global Lead for Fragile and Conflict States in the Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy Practice in the World Bank. In…

Elsa Barron is a young professional with a diverse set of skills and experiences in the fields of environmental advocacy, journalism, research, and peacebuilding. Currently,…

Larry Swatuk

Emeritus Professor
University of Waterloo
Canada

Feb 14, 2023

Larry Swatuk is a Full Professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) at the University of Waterloo (UW) in Canada. He came…

McKenzie Johnson

Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
United States

Jan 10, 2023

McKenzie F. Johnson is an Assistant Professor at the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign since 2018. Her…

Mohammed is a civil engineer and executive devoted to building the environmental foundation for peace in Iraq. His career started at the Iraqi Ministry of…

Patrice Talla is a lawyer and executive advancing food security and sustainable agriculture efforts in Southern Africa. He has served at the Food and Agriculture…

Sherri Goodman is an executive, researcher, and lawyer bringing attention to the security challenges tied to environmental change and the ways to transform these risks…

Alma Segoviano is a lawyer, researcher, and practitioner defending indigenous communities’ land and resource rights through conflict transformation. Since 2015, she has been a law…

Lalanath de Silva is the Head of the Independent Redress Mechanism of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), where he examines complaints concerning the Fund's projects…

Lauren Risi

Project Director, Environmental Change and Security Program
Stimson Center
United States

Jun 14, 2021

Lauren Herzer Risi directs the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program(ECSP), which fosters a community of researchers and practitioners pursuing the connections between the…

Mishkat Al Moumin is an Associate Professor at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, where she teaches language and culture with the aim of…

Kelly Bridges is the Senior Associate at Global Water 2020, where she supports water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) advocacy work throughout the developing world. She…

Nada Majdalani is the director of EcoPeace Middle East’s Palestine office. She has served in this role since 2017, and previously worked on water, sanitation…

Khalif Hassan Dalmar is the Director for the Department of Environmental Protection in the Office of the Prime Minister of Somalia. Khalif has worked in…

Dhanasree Jayaram is a climate security scholar focused primarily on South Asia and based in Karnataka, India. She is an Assistant Professor at the Department…

Ousseyni Kalilou is an environmental peacebuilding practitioner based in North Carolina. His work focuses on the opportunities for environmental peacebuilding in forested regions, specifically looking…

Sherwin Das is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Energy Peace Partners (EPP), where he works at the intersection of renewable energy and peacebuilding. After…

Asim Zia

Director
Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security
United States

Nov 17, 2020

Asim Zia is a professor in the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics at the University of Vermont, with a secondary appointment in the…

Amanda Woomer is a development practitioner focusing on the ways that monitoring and evaluation (M&E) can support sustainable development, conflict sensitivity, and conflict transformation. She…

Alma Mirvić is the Joint UN Regional Programme Coordinator for the Dialogue for the Future at UNDP’s office in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After receiving her…