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Center for Unconventional Security Affairs
Active from 2009-2016
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2nd International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding – 2/1-2/4/22
2nd International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding – 2/1-2/4/22
February 1-4, 2022 Hosted by the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) [button...
Book chapter on the relationship between climate change, conflict, and public health
Book chapter on the relationship between climate change, conflict, and public health
In his recent edited volume, the Routledge Handbook on Environmental Security, Blum Center Director Richard Matthew contributed to a chapter titled "Climate Change, Public...
New book chapter on preparing for natural disasters in conflict zones
New book chapter on preparing for natural disasters in conflict zones
Blum Center Faculty Director Richard Matthew and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Brett Sanders recently published a new book chapter on environmental...
Research Lead
Richard A. Matthew (B.A., McGill; Ph.D., Princeton) is Professor of International and Environmental Politics in the Schools of Social Ecology and Social Science at the University of California at Irvine, and founding Director of the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation.