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About the NERPS Webinar Series

The Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS) at Hiroshima University in Japan is hosting a series of webinars on the relationship between peace and sustainability in the context of environmental, socio-political, economic, and technological transformations. This series is a platform for rethinking and updating the current discourse on peace and sustainability amidst global challenges and transformations. Leading experts discuss the role of resources, digital technologies, migration, governance, and education in peacebuilding, conflict mitigation, humanitarian aid, and capacity-building, among other components that contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly that of Goal 16 on Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions.

Inaugural Lecture by Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs (Columbia University)

Sustainable Development as a Path to Peace

41. Advancing Local Climate Resilience through University and Community Partnerships (November 10, 2025)
39. Some Happy, Others Sad: Exploring Environmental Justice in Solid Waste Management in Kinhasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, (June 2026,2025)
37. Making Peace With Nature: Contributions on Environmental Justice and Peacebuilding from Colombia (April 9, 2025)
35. Warming in major Asian cities: Are We Prepared to Live with 50° C? (October 24, 2024)
33. 3+1 Questions about Humanitarian Engineering (September 6, 2024)
31. From the Peace Agreement to Constitution Making: Nepal’s Journey to Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (March 14, 2024)
29. Disasters, Armed Conflicts, and Rebel Governance (February 7, 2024)
27. Systems Thinking and Ecological Approaches for Evaluating Risk and Resilience (December 5, 2023)
25. Digitally Enabled Social Intermediation: A Research Framework
23. Drinking Water Sustainability and Source Selection by Dr. Katherine Alfredo of the University of South Florida, USA (June 23, 2023)
21. Minority Languages and Inter-ethnic Peace through a Linguistic Perspective by Dr. Hiwa Asadpour of Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany (December 7, 2022)
19. Positive Peace and Environmental Sustainability: Local Dynamics in Conflict-Affected Societies (October 18, 2022)
17. Watershed Conflict and Collaboration in the Philippines by Prof. Francisco A. Magno of De La Salle University, Philippines (July 27, 2022)
15. United Nations 75th Anniversary Declaration, “Our Common Agenda”, and the SDGs by Prof Akiko Yuge of Hosei University, Japan (February 3, 2022)
13. The Power of Data to Advance the SDGs by Dr Anders Karlsson of Global Strategic Networks, Asia Pacific, Elsevier (November 5, 2021)
11. Disaster Risk Reduction under Conflict Situation by Dr Takako Izumi of Tohoku University, Japan (June 17, 2021)
40. Global Governance of AI: A Case for Planetary Health (July 31,2025)
38. Climate Change and Civil Conflicts: What are the Pathways? (May 13, 2025)
36. The Role of Social business in Creating a Peaceful and Reconciled Society: the case of Colombia (February 21,2025)
34. Peace-based Approaches for Desertification: Revisiting UNCCD’s Policies and Practices (September 20
, 2024)
32. Impact of Climate Change on Hydroclimatic and other Climatic Risks and Vulnerability : Strategies for Resource Constrained Smart City of India (June 26, 2024)
30. The challenges of sustainability and non-financial reporting (March 14, 2024)
28. Fostering Sustainable Communities: A Permaculture Approach at Tzu Chi University, Taiwan (January 19, 2024)
26. TÜRKİYE: West of Asia – East of Europe (November 27, 2023)
24. Understanding Filipino’s Perspectives on and Experience with Climate Change and Disasters (September 21, 2023)
22. Exploring Unexpected Collaboration to Advance Biosphere Stewardship by Prof. Henrik Österblom of Stockholm Resilience Center, Sweden (January 18, 2022)
20. Urbanization and Urban System Sustainability in the Anthropocene by Prof. Xuemei Bai of the Australian National University, Australia (December 2, 2022)
18. Integrated Water Solutions for Cities Resilient to Global Climate Change by Prof. Ricardo Hirata of the University of São Paulo, Brazil (September 8, 2022)
16. From Economic War to a Culture of Economic Peace by Dr. Dominique Steiler of Grenoble Ecole de Management, France (May 25, 2022)
14. The State of Climate Change Research in Africa by Dr Yvette Baninla of University of Bamenda, Cameroon (January 27, 2022)
12. Democratising Science and Research to Address Environmental Conflict by Dr Richard Friend of University of York, UK (July 29, 2021)
10. Earth System Governance for Sustainable Development & Peace by Frank Biermann of Utrecht University, The Netherlands (May 20, 2021)
9. Ecological Threats, Peace, and COVID-19 by Steve Killelea AM of Institute for Economics & Peace, Australia (April 15, 2021)
8. SDG framework as core of development diplomacy by Prof Joyashree Roy of Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand (April 9, 2021)

7. Initiative for Peace in South Sudan by Dr Andrea Bartoli of Sant’Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue, USA (March 18, 2021)
6. Sustaining the City’s Continuity & Enhancing Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Prof Ali Cheshmehzangi of University of Nottingham Ningbo, China (February 26, 2021)
5. Meeting the evolving peace requirements of post-conflict societies by Dr Florian Krampe of SIPRI, Sweden (February 12, 2021)
4. Protected Area Management & Natural Resource Governance by Dr Joshua Fisher and Sophia Rhee of Columbia University, USA (January 28, 2021)
3. PeaceTech and the Prospects for Critically Engaging Technology by Prof Paul Heidebrecht of the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement, Canada (December 16, 2020)
2. Promoting Peace through Shared Governance of the Seas by Prof Cullen Hendrix of University of Denver, USA (November 25, 2020)
2026 Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability