project on environment, population & security

Institutions

Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Toronto

Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto has become the largest university in Canada. It is widely recognized as the country’s leading research institution, having the largest and most diverse faculty and the premier system of research libraries.

The Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, established in 1985, is an interdisciplinary teaching and research program in University College. The program moves beyond the traditional study of International Relations by examining the causes of violent strife both among and within countries, including war, revolution, insurgency, and ethnic clashes. It emphasizes practical knowledge, the interdisciplinary nature of peace and conflict, and the importance of bringing leading-edge research directly into the classroom.

Contact: Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon, Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University College, 15 King’s College Circle, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada M5S 1A1. Telephone (416) 978-8148, Fax: (416)978-8416. Or go directly to the Peace and Conflict Studies Homepage.

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Founded in 1848, the AAAS is the world’s largest federation of scientific and engineering societies, with nearly 300 affiliates. In addition, AAAS counts more than 142,000 scientists, engineers, science educators, policymakers, and interested citizens among its individual members, making it the largest general scientific organization in the world. The continuing objectives of AAAS are to further the work of scientists, to facilitate co-operation among them, to foster scientific freedom and responsibility, to improve the effectiveness of science in the promotion of human welfare, and to increase the public understanding and appreciation of the methods of science in human progress.

Contact: Brian D. Smith – Project Co-ordinator, 1333 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone (202) 326-6490, Fax (202) 371-0970, Internet [email protected]. Or go directly to the AAAS Homepage.

Pew Charitable Trusts, Global Stewardship Initiative

Active until 1996, the Pew Global Stewardship Initiative sought to restore the United States to a position of international leadership in solving problems associated with rapid population growth, the unsustainable consumption of resources, and the deterioration of the natural environment. Much of the initiative’s grant making activity targeted three constituencies: environmentalists, religious communities, and foreign policy and national security specialists. The initiative was directed by Susan E. Sechler in association with the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C.

For further information, go directly to the Pew Homepage

Research Staff

THOMAS HOMER-DIXON
Project Director

EDWARD BARBIER – Institutional Adaptation
Edward Barbier is Reader at the Department of Environmental Economics and Environmental Management, University of York, United Kingdom. He has been the Director of the London Environmental Economics Centre and a Senior Researcher at the International Institute of Environment and Development.

PETER GIZEWSKI – Pakistan; Urban Growth and Violence; Data Survey
Senior Research Associate
Peter Gizewski was a Senior Research Associate at the Canadian Centre for Global Security in Ottawa. Educated at the University of Toronto and Columbia University, where he was a MacArthur Fellow in Conflict, Peace and Security, Gizewski has published on a variety of subjects in international affairs and has taught international relations at Carleton University in Ottawa.

PHILIP HOWARD – Chiapas, Mexico; Statistics on Environment and Conflict
Research Associate
Philip Howard was a Research Associate with the Project on Environment, Population and Security. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Toronto and has completed his M.Sc. in International Relations at the Development Studies Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science in London, England.

KIMBERLEY KELLY – Gaza Strip
Research Associate
Kimberley Kelly was a Research Associate with the Project on Environment, Population, and Security. She received her B.A. in History from Queens University and has completed her M.A. in Conflict Analysis at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs in Ottawa.

VALERIE PERCIVAL – Rwanda; South Africa; Briefing Book
Research Associate
Valerie Percival was a Research Associate with the Project on Environment, Population, and Security. She received her B.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Toronto and has completed her M.A. in Conflict Analysis at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs in Ottawa.