Trailer, Website, and Enrollment Are LIVE for MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace

Nov 6, 2017
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Marking the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, we are pleased to announce a new massive open online course (MOOC) on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace.

Based on two decades of experience, UN Environment, the Environmental Law Institute, Columbia University, Duke University, and the University of California-Irvine have developed a MOOC on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace. Offered on the SDG Academy platform, the Course synthesizes 100,000 pages of material and 225 case studies from over 60 post-conflict countries into seven hours of film.

The course addresses three key issues: (1) how natural resources and the environment contribute to or amplify armed conflict and violence; (2) how natural resources and the environment are impacted by war and armed conflict;and(3) how natural resources and the environment can support post-conflict peacebuilding and reconstruction. Our MOOC is geared toward technical experts, field practitioners, and advanced university students.

The eight-week MOOC starts on 1 March 2018 but official registration launches today! Join us to learn how we can make natural resources a source of cooperation, rather than conflict.

You can enroll for the MOOC here: https://courses.sdgacademy.org/learn/environmental-security-and-sustaining-peace-march-2018

View the course trailer here: https://youtu.be/pqsLlzz9l28

For more information, please visit:  www.epmooc.org.