Profiles
Stacy D. VanDeveer
Professor & Grad Program Director
UMass Boston
United States
Feb 12, 2025
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 Camilo Morales Munoz
Senior Advisor; Ph.D. Candidate
adelphi
Germany
Sep 5, 2023
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
University of Twente
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
Research Assistant, Community Organizer
Wilson Center Environmental Change and Security Program, Hoosier Interfaith Power and Light
United States
Apr 4, 2023
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
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
Assistant 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 Abdulmawjood
Director
The Engineering Association for Development & Environment-EADE
Iraq
Oct 29, 2021
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 Takoukam
Regional Director for Southern Africa
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation
Zimbabwe
Oct 4, 2021
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
Senior Fellow
Wilson Center
Aug 21, 2021
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
Lecturer and Legal Advisor
University of the Environment (UMA) and CARMA Consultancy
Mexico
Jul 28, 2021
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
Head of the Independent Redress Mechanism
Green Climate Fund
United States
Jul 12, 2021
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
Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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
Associate Professor
Environmental Law Institute
United States
Jun 1, 2021
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
JD Candidate
University of Chicago Law School
United States
May 4, 2021
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
Palestinian Director
EcoPeace Middle East
Palestinian Territories
Apr 19, 2021
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 H. Dalmar
Director of the Department of Environmental Protection
Office of the Prime Minister
Somalia
Mar 22, 2021
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
Assistant Professor at Department of Geopolitics and International Relations
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
India
Mar 9, 2021
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
Co-chair of Forest Interest Group
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
United States
Feb 23, 2021
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
Managing Director
Energy Peace Partners
United States
Dec 15, 2020
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
Senior MEL Consultant, Climate Resilience & Sustainability
Oxford Policy Management (OPM)
United States
Nov 3, 2020
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 Mirvic
Project Manager
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Sep 8, 2020
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…
Miguel Alberto Londoño Gómez
Senior Officer for Post Conflict and Green Growth
Global Green Growth Institute
Aug 25, 2020
Miguel Londoño is a Senior Program Officer at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). He works on issues of sustainability, conflict, and urban green growth,…
Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao
Assistant Professor
Kent State University School of Peace and Conflict Studies
United States
Aug 11, 2020
Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao is a researcher working at the intersection of issues of biodiversity, community conservation, environment, and peacebuilding. She is currently a post-doctoral…
Alec Crawford
Senior Policy Advisor and Lead, Environment Conflict and Peacebuilding
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Canada
Jul 28, 2020
Alec Crawford is a Senior Policy Advisor with the International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD)’s Resilience and Economic Law and Policy programs, and is the…