Dear Colleagues, I hope you may consider submitting a proposal for the 1st International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding that will be held at UC Irvine next October 2019. This will be the first conference sponsored by the Environmental Peacebuilding Association ( https://environmentalpeacebuilding.org/about/association). Additional information about the conference themes, deadlines, and scientific committee can be found below. Am happy to answer any questions. Best, Erika Weinthal Lee Hill Snowdon Professor of Environmental Policy Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University E-mail: [email protected] <[email protected]> https://nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/weinthal Co-Editor, Global Environmental Politics http://www.mitpressjournals.org/gep *1st International Conference on Environmental PeacebuildingDeadline: December 15, 2018* The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is delighted to announce the call for proposals for the *1st International Conference on Environmental* *Peacebuilding*. 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/events/2019-conference/. Any questions may be directed to [email protected]. The deadline for submissions is December 15, 2018. The Conference Scientific Committee will review the submissions and expects to send notification of its decisions by January 31, 2019. 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 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. 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