{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Bridges & Beacons","title":"Environmental Peacebuilding in Action: Beacons of Hope","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2114,"description":"Climate change is no longer just an environmental issue—it is a systemic driver of global conflict, vulnerability, and social tension. In this episode of Bridges and Beacons, guest host Dr. Michael Shank (Director of Programs at the Albert Einstein Institution and Carter School professor) sits down with Carter School PhD candidates Engy Said and Ashton Rohmer to explore the intersection of environmental policy, systemic conflict analysis, and climate action. Drawing from frontline crisis response, international policy, and urban planning, the panel examines how peacebuilding principles can transform our response to global climate disruptions.\n\nTogether, the panel discusses the necessity of applying systems thinking to climate solutions—from ensuring climate finance is conflict-sensitive to challenging traditional paradigms around green technology and urban mobility. They unpack how community-led initiatives, like neighborhood bike buses, shift the climate narrative from sacrifice to positive visioning. This conversation serves as a compelling call to action for future peacebuilders to apply their analytical tools, cross-disciplinary skills, and thought leadership toward building a more resilient, peaceful, and sustainable world.\n\nWhat You’ll Learn in This Episode:\nSystems Thinking in Climate Action: How peacebuilding diagnostic tools uncover unintended consequences in technical solutions like EV adoption and carbon pricing.\nConflict-Sensitive Climate Finance: The importance of designing policy and investments that learn directly from local communities to prevent resource-based tensions.\nReimagining Public Spaces: How community-driven mobility models serve as a peaceful rehearsal for a fossil-free, human-centered future.\nThe Peacebuilder’s Role: Why skills in mediation, stakeholder engagement, and cross-disciplinary translation are vital for climate adaptation and governance.\nIn Their Own Words:\nDr. Michael Shank: \"Climate change and global warming and the heating...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3_h3jwoTfT4o1dcjyREPfN6ZrBM4dt0H-PyMSDZH0OY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNmZl/ODIxMzEzYTY5NTZk/YzkyODM0YTJlOGEz/MjYxNC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}