Carl Bruch is Director of International Programs at the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and Executive Director of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx), USA. His research focuses on environmental law, policy, and practice in conflict-affected situations.

Rachel Weaver holds a Master of Environmental Management from Duke University, USA, with concentrations in Environmental Economics and Policy, and Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecosystems. At Duke, she served as a Graduate Research Assistant and as a Member of the Conference Secretariat for the Environmental Peacebuilding Association.

Richard Matthew is Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the University of California, Irvine, USA. He is Director of UCI's Climate and Urban Sustainability Program and the Alec Glasser Center for the Power of Music and Social Change. His research focuses on the connections among climate change, conflict, health, and displacement in highly vulnerable regions.

Erika Weinthal is John O. Blackburn Distinguished Professor of Environmental Policy, a Member of the Bass Society of Fellows at Duke University, and the President of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association, USA. She specializes in global environmental politics and environmental security with an emphasis on water and energy.

Larry Swatuk is Emeritus Professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He is also Extraordinary Professor in the Institute for Water Studies, University of the Western Cape, South Africa; External Researcher, Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies, Germany; and Vice-President of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association.