Members of the ECCP Community of Practice are coming together to offer a free training program in project management for environmental peacebuilding, to run from January-May 2026.
The online course will include five teaching sessions as well as independent preparatory and reflective exercises. Participants who complete and submit all of the required materials will receive a certificate.
Each teaching session will be offered twice, to accommodate various time zones. Participants may join either session; there is no need to attend both. Live attendance is highly encouraged; however, the sessions will be recorded and posted on this page for those with scheduling conflicts. Sessions will take place:
Wednesday, 28 January
Session 1A: 9am UTC (calendar invite and Zoom link here)
Session 1B: 3pm UTC (calendar invite and Zoom link here)
Wednesday, 25 February
Session 2A: 9am UTC (calendar invite and Zoom link here)
Session 2B: 3pm UTC (calendar invite and Zoom link here)
Wednesday, 25 March
Session 3A: 9am UTC (calendar link and Zoom link here)
Session 3B: 3pm UTC (calendar link and Zoom link here)
Wednesday, 15 April
Session 4A: 8am UTC (calendar link and Zoom link here)
Session 4B: 2pm UTC (calendar link and Zoom link here)
[note change of UTC time due to daylight savings]
Wednesday, 13 May
Session 5A: 8am UTC (calendar link and Zoom link here)
Session 5B: 2pm UTC (calendar link and Zoom link here)
Session Overview
28 January 2026
The ECCP Nexus
25 February 2026
Participatory Mapping
25 March 2026
Everyday Peace Indicators
15 April 2026
Problem & Solution Analysis
13 May 2026
Inclusive Action Planning
How are the environment, climate, conflict, and peace connected? This opening session will introduce the concept of “environmental peacebuilding” and key frameworks related to ECCP policy, practice, and scholarship.
Who should be involved in an environmental peacebuilding project? We will discuss the importance of participatory approaches and discuss how mapping - of actors, resources, and more - can support each stage of the project cycle.
What does “peace” look like? This session will introduce a framework for community-led decisions about what contributes to social cohesion, safety, and wellbeing - and a method for evaluating how well a project has done.
Which intervention will be most effective in a particular area? A variety of participatory tools can help identify barriers to peace, brainstorm possible solutions, and determine which types of action will be most impactful.
When you know what you want to do…how do you do it? Our final session will review techniques for collective action, including shared visioning, capacity building, project implementation, team oversight, and resource development.