Africa

The Africa Interest Group (AIG) assembles academics, practitioners, and decision makers interested in local, national, regional, or international issues concerning the relationship between natural resources, the environment, conflict, and peacebuilding in Africa. In alignment with the Association’s purpose, AIG is multidisciplinary and nonpolitical in nature. Its operations include educational, networking, and scientific activities. 

This interest group encompasses three intertwined core goals: a Mission, a Purpose, and Actions. Its mission (overall goal) is to foster environmental security and sustainable peace (environmental peacebuilding) in Africa. AIG aims to promote conflict prevention, mitigation, resolution, and recovery through sustainable and equitable management of natural resources and environments in Africa. Its purpose (specific goals) consists of facilitating exchanges of information and dialogue; identifying concerns; stimulating research and awareness; disseminating and sharing information and knowledge; and promoting capacity building and practice on environmental peacebuilding in Africa. Its actions (practical goals) entail networking and connecting with Association members and non-members; organizing events; creating and maintaining an online knowledge platform with information on scholars, publications, and programs that involve environmental peacebuilding; and preparing technical papers and other publications about environmental peacebuilding in Africa. AIG is open to all Association members interested in environmental peacebuilding in Africa.

The Chair of the Africa Interest Group is Octávio Carlos Peso Goio (octaviogoio@gmail.com).