Conflicts over natural resources and the environment are among the greatest challenges in 21st-century geopolitics. These conflicts present serious threats to human security at both the national and local levels. Natural resources and the environment can nonetheless serve as a vehicle for peace if managed in a sustainable and equitable manner.

Environmental peacebuilding has emerged as a new frontier in interdisciplinary studies. It offers a conceptual and operational framework to understand the positive peacebuilding potential of natural resources across the conflict lifecycle while mitigating potential risks

What you'll learn:

How natural resources and the environment impact conflict
How conflict harms natural resources and the environment
How natural resources and the environment support peacebuilding
How you can assess and address the relationship between natural resources and conflict

This course is a free, self-paced online experience to be completed over eight weeks.