Profiles
Juha Uitto
Director, Independent Evaluation Office
Global Environment Facility
United States
Jun 30, 2020
Juha Uitto is the Director of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). His work focuses on global environmental and sustainable…
Achim Wennmann
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
May 19, 2020
Achim Wennmann is Senior Researcher at the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP) of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, and Executive…
Ashok Swain
Professor of Peace and Conflict Research
Uppsala University Department of Peace and Conflict Research
Sweden
Apr 7, 2020
Ashok Swain is a professor at Uppsala University, where he also serves as the Director of the Research School of International Water Cooperation. His work…
Paula Hanasz
Director
Slow Water
Australia
Sep 10, 2019
Paula Hanasz is a practitioner and policy maker, focusing on issues of environmental conflict and cooperation, particularly around water. She is a Senior Policy Officer…
Geoff Dabelko
Professor
Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, Ohio University
United States
Jul 30, 2019
Geoff Dabelko is Professor and Associate Dean at the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University. Focusing on the intersection between research…
Richard Pearshouse
Amnesty International
Jul 2, 2019
Richard Pearshouse is a human rights practitioner, researcher, and advocate, focusing on the intersection of environment, conflict, and human rights. He is currently Head of…
Doug Weir
Research and Policy Director
The Conflict and Environment Observatory
United Kingdom
Jun 18, 2019
Doug Weir is the Research and Policy Director at the Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS). His work focuses on research and awareness-raising on the environmental…
Sharon Burke
New America's Resource Security Group
Jun 4, 2019
Sharon Burke is a senior advisor to New America, focusing on issues of international security, natural resources, and energy security. Sharon has primarily worked in…
Joanne Lebert
Executive Director
IMPACT
Canada
May 21, 2019
Joanne Lebert is the Executive Director for IMPACT (formerly known as Partnership Africa Canada), an organization that focuses on improving natural resource management in areas…
Amanda Kron
Legal Advisor, Crisis Management Branch
United Nations Environment Programme
Switzerland
May 7, 2019
Amanda Kron is a lawyer and practitioner focusing on climate change, security, and legal protections for the environment. She serves as both the legal advisor…
Oli Brown
Senior Advisor
Chatham House
Kenya
Apr 9, 2019
Oli Brown is an Associate Fellow with the UK think tank Chatham House (also known as the Royal Institute of International Affairs) as well as…
Bocar Thiam
Project Director
Tetra Tech
United States
Mar 26, 2019
Bocar Thiam is a social scientist and practitioner focusing on issues of land tenure and natural resources governance. He has worked as a consultant, project…
Gidon Bromberg
Israeli Director
EcoPeace Middle East
Israel
Mar 12, 2019
Gidon Bromberg is the co-founder and co-director of EcoPeace Middle East, an Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian environmental peacebuilding organization. With offices in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, their work…
Jon Barnett
University of Melbourne
Australia
Feb 26, 2019
Jon Barnett is a professor of political geography at the University of Melbourne and Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow. His research focuses on the ways…
Maxine Burkett
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
United States
Feb 12, 2019
Maxine Burkett is Professor of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and the co-founder of the Institute for Climate and Peace. Her work…
Michael Bothe
Professor Emeritus
J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt/Main
Germany
Jan 29, 2019
Michael Bothe is Professor Emeritus of Public Law at the J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt/Main. Throughout his career, he has worked on questions of international and…
Ken Conca
Professor
American University
United States
Dec 18, 2018
Ken Conca is a professor of International Relations at the School of International Service at American University, focusing on the connection between environment, conflict, and…
Casimiro Villadiego Olvida
Sarangani Energy Corporation
Philippines
Dec 4, 2018
Casimiro Olvida is a practitioner from the Philippines, focusing on watershed rehabilitation through public-people-private sector partnership, forest land use planning, forest governance, watershed management, and…
Mara Tignino
Reader and Lead Legal Specialist
University of Geneva/Geneva Water Hub
Switzerland
Nov 6, 2018
Mara Tignino is a Reader at the Faculty of Law and at the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the University of Geneva and Coordinator of…
Swathi Veeravalli
Lead Strategic Integration Officer
US Army Corps of Engineers
United States
Sep 25, 2018
Swathi Veeravalli is an interdisciplinary research scientist and practitioner working at the intersection of climate change, water resource management, and peacebuilding. She currently works as…
Tobias Ide
Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Murdoch University
Australia
Sep 11, 2018
Tobias Ide is the Coordinator of the Research Field Peace and Conflict at the Georg Eckert Institute and a lecturer at the Chair of International…
Saleem Ali
Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment
University of Delaware
United States
Aug 28, 2018
Saleem Ali is Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment at the University of Delaware, focusing on issues of environmental conflict resolution,…
Janani Vivekananda
Senior Adviser
adelphi
Germany
Aug 14, 2018
Janani Vivekananda is a Senior Adviser at adelphi, working on the linkages between climate change, peacebuilding, and risk analysis. She is also a founding member…
Philippe Le Billon
Professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
University of British Columbia
Canada
Jul 31, 2018
Philippe Le Billon is a professor at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Geography and the Liu Institute for Global Issues. He…
Ángela María Amaya Arias
Professor and Researcher
Universidad Externado de Colombia
Colombia
Jul 3, 2018
Angela María Amaya Arias is a lawyer, researcher, and professor, focusing on environmental law and sustainable development. After training as a lawyer at the Universidad…
Becca Farnum
Syracuse University London
United Kingdom
Jun 19, 2018
Becca Farnum is an environmental peacebuilding researcher and scholar. As an undergraduate, she received degrees in anthropology, international development, international relations, and interdisciplinary humanities from…
Erika Weinthal
Professor of Environmental and Public Policy
Duke University
Jun 5, 2018
Erika Weinthal is a political scientist and the Lee Hill Snowdon Professor of Environmental Policy at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University.…
Carl Bruch
Director, International Programs
Environmental Law Institute
May 22, 2018
Carl Bruch is the Director of International Programs at the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and founding president of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association. After studying physics,…