Exploring the Intersection of Energy and Peace-building through Film (2014-2015)
What lessons can be learned about the role of energy resources in postconflict regions, and how can they be used to promote peace?
Using over a decade’s worth of postconflict environmental assessment film from the United Nations Environment Programme, team members explored the role of energy resources in conflict-affected countries (e.g., Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, South Sudan). Team members catalogued and described digitized footage, and partnered with United Nations staff to produce visual outreach and training materials for conflict-reduction, energy resource management and environmental management. The focus was on energy’s role in economic development, environmental management and peace-building, with findings translated into visual materials addressing specific energy issues (e.g., oil and gas, charcoal, hydropower, timber). The project included meetings with policy experts and documentary filmmakers as well as a trip to the Environmental Film Festival.
Timing
Fall 2014 – Spring 2015
Team Outcomes
UNEP Film Project: Film Viewing and Discussion (event program)
Water Resources: Pressures in Post-Conflict Areas (video)
Community and UNEP after the Crisis in Ogoniland (video)
Reflections
On the Japanese Tsunami (Kay Hasegawa)
An Undergraduate Perspective on Working with Graduate Students (Kay Hasegawa)
Seeing Sierra Leone (Erika Zambello)
This Team in the News
These Ph.D. Graduates Played Key Roles in Their Bass Connections Projects
Erika Weinthal Helps Develop New Online Course on Environmental Security for UNEP
Podcast: Figuring It Out, Episode 1: Meghan O’Neil, English
Reflections on Mentoring from Bass Connections Graduate Students
Bass Online Apprentice Develops Diverse Skill Set to Teach Online
Meet the Members of the Bass Connections Student Advisory Council
Short Films Examine the Complex Role of Energy Resources in the Aftermath of Conflict
Capturing Energy’s Impact on Film
Meghan O’Neil: My Bass Connections Pathway
Meet the 2015 Koonz Prize Winners
Telling (and Showing) the Role of Energy Resources in Peacebuilding
Time Mapping Ogoniland’s Oil Contamination History
Energy Initiative at 4: New Gains, New Goals, New Era for Energy Research, Education, Engagement
See earlier related team, Exploring the Intersection of Energy and Peace-building through Film (2013-2014).
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