International Organizations and Initiatives with an Interest in Environmental Security

While not a comprehensive list, the following international organizations and initiatives were identified to have an interest in, relevant projects on, and/or staff with expertise in environmental security.  They are provided as resources for further information and/or follow up contacts on this subject.

American Council for the UNU & The Millennium Project, World Federation of UN Associations
http://www.acunu.org/millennium/env-sec1.html  & http://www.millennium-project.org/millennium/env-sec1.html

American University, The School of International Service, The Mandala Projects
http://www.american.edu/TED/ice/ice.htm

Environment Conflict and Cooperation ECC-Platform
http://www.ecc-platform.org/

Environment and Security Initiative
http://www.envsec.org/about.php

ETH Zurich, Center for Security Studies (CSS), Environment and Conflict Project (ENCOP)
http://www.css.ethz.ch/ & http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Digital-Library/Publications/Detail/?lng=en&id=235

Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability
http://www.fess-global.org/

Global Environmental Change and Human Security (GECHS)
http://www.gechs.org/

Global Monitoring for Environment and Security’ (GMES)
http://www.gmes.info/

Institute for Environmental Security
http://www.envirosecurity.org/

Institute of Peace & Conflict Studies (IPCS)
http://www.ipcs.org/index.php 

Institute of Sociology University of Münster, Peace & Conflict Studies
http://www.uni-muenster.de/PeaCon/Welcome.html

International Relations and Security Network
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/

International Peace Research Institute (PRIO)
http://www.prio.no/

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Science for Peace and Security (SPS)
http://www.nato.int/docu/comm/2008/0803-science/0803-science.htm
Pacific Institute, Environment and Security
http://www.pacinst.org/topics/environment_and_security/

Peace and World Security Studies (PAWSS)
http://pawss.hampshire.edu/

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
http://www.sipri.org/

Swedish Defense Research Agency
http://www.foi.se

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
http://osce.org/

United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)
http://www.ehs.unu.edu/

University for Peace
http://www.upeace.org/

University of Toronto, Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
http://www.trudeaucentre.ca/

University of Waterloo, Balsillie School of International Affairs (with Thomas Homer-Dixon)
http://www.balsillieschool.ca/  & http://www.homerdixon.com/

If you are aware of additional organizations with an interest in environmental security, please submit this information to envsec[at]gmu.edu for inclusion in this list.