Environmental Cooperation and the Israel-Hamas War
Environmental Cooperation and the Israel-Hamas War
Amidst the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, environmental cooperation emerges as a crucial yet often overlooked aspect with the potential to foster dialogue, build trust, and pave the way for sustainable peace. This webinar explores the intersection of environmental issues and conflict, focusing on the unique context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It examines the challenges and opportunities for environmental cooperation in the region, addresses the policy debates surrounding these issues, and explores ongoing efforts to harness environmental initiatives to realize common objectives. Join us to delve into this complex but vital topic and discover how environmental cooperation may impact the realities on the ground in conflict-affected areas.
Speakers:
Dr. Adina Friedman is a scholar-practitioner in the field of peace and conflict analysis and resolution and is a visiting professor at the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies. She has extensive experience teaching and working on interfaith/intercommunal relations, gender, refugees, and social justice, in the US, Israel, and beyond. She has worked in the field of sustainable development and environmental peacebuilding in Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, and Morocco. She holds a BSc in Biology (SJSU); an MA in History of the Middle East and Africa (TAU); an MS in Peace and Development (Goteborg); and a PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from GMU’s Carter School.
Dr. Yael Teff-Seker’s work focuses on environmental policy and ethics, inter-group conflict and group identity, gender, inter-group relations, and peace and sustainability education. She earned her PhD in Conflict Studies from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Previously, she was a post-doctoral fellow at the Technion and Haifa University, and a fellow at the Arava Institute, working on topics such as environmental planning, marine conservation, environmental cooperation, and cultural ecosystem services.
Jawdat Kassab is the co-founder and project leader of Elham - the Day After’s Falahi, a land-based reconciliation program. He is an Arava Institute Alumni for Environmental and Political Studies. Jawdat had acquired his LLB and LLM from Kingston and BPP Universities in London. Alongside being a trained solicitor, he is also an admitted Lawyer in the Israeli Bar Association, practicing Intellectual Property and Civil Litigation.
Liel Maghen is the co-founder and a board member with Elham - the Day After. He was the co-director of IPCRI and his experience includes working with the Israeli Knesset, the United States Congress, and the EU. Liel is a regular contributor at the Forum for Regional Thinking and He holds an M.A. degree in International Development and a B.A. in Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, both from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He received the IIE Goldberg Peace Prize for co-founding the Sinsila Center.
Amidst the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, environmental cooperation emerges as a crucial yet often overlooked aspect with the potential to foster dialogue, build trust, and pave the way for sustainable peace. This webinar explores the intersection of environmental issues and conflict, focusing on the unique context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It examines the challenges and opportunities for environmental cooperation in the region, addresses the policy debates surrounding these issues, and explores ongoing efforts to harness environmental initiatives to realize common objectives. Join us to delve into this complex but vital topic and discover how environmental cooperation may impact the realities on the ground in conflict-affected areas.
Speakers:
Dr. Adina Friedman is a scholar-practitioner in the field of peace and conflict analysis and resolution and is a visiting professor at the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies. She has extensive experience teaching and working on interfaith/intercommunal relations, gender, refugees, and social justice, in the US, Israel, and beyond. She has worked in the field of sustainable development and environmental peacebuilding in Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, and Morocco. She holds a BSc in Biology (SJSU); an MA in History of the Middle East and Africa (TAU); an MS in Peace and Development (Goteborg); and a PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from GMU’s Carter School.
Dr. Yael Teff-Seker’s work focuses on environmental policy and ethics, inter-group conflict and group identity, gender, inter-group relations, and peace and sustainability education. She earned her PhD in Conflict Studies from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Previously, she was a post-doctoral fellow at the Technion and Haifa University, and a fellow at the Arava Institute, working on topics such as environmental planning, marine conservation, environmental cooperation, and cultural ecosystem services.
Jawdat Kassab is the co-founder and project leader of Elham - the Day After’s Falahi, a land-based reconciliation program. He is an Arava Institute Alumni for Environmental and Political Studies. Jawdat had acquired his LLB and LLM from Kingston and BPP Universities in London. Alongside being a trained solicitor, he is also an admitted Lawyer in the Israeli Bar Association, practicing Intellectual Property and Civil Litigation.
Liel Maghen is the co-founder and a board member with Elham - the Day After. He was the co-director of IPCRI and his experience includes working with the Israeli Knesset, the United States Congress, and the EU. Liel is a regular contributor at the Forum for Regional Thinking and He holds an M.A. degree in International Development and a B.A. in Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, both from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He received the IIE Goldberg Peace Prize for co-founding the Sinsila Center.