Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) interest group was created as a platform for environmental peacebuilding practitioners, scholars, and researchers to share relevant materials and to foster a larger community of practice. Founded in 2024, the group is intended for people from the region and for those who work on environmental and peace issues within it. It currently comprises members drawn from a wide array of professional backgrounds. We meet for online gatherings every few months to discuss issues ranging from EP’s prospects in post-regime Syria to the impact of “traumatic decarbonization” on the region’s fossil fuel Dependents.

The Chairs of the Middle East and North Africa Interest Group are Suleiman Halasah (suleiman.halasah@gmail.com) and Peter Schwartzstein (petestein23@googlemail.com).