Parliament Hill and Centennial Flame Ottawa is welcoming the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding, taking place at the University of Ottawa until 19 June 2026.
Convened by the Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the University of Ottawa, the hybrid conference brings together academics, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, students and peacebuilding specialists working at the intersection of environment, conflict and peace.
The programme addresses issues including climate change, resource pressures, displacement, biodiversity loss, extractivism, energy transition, conservation and decolonisation.
Stephanie Seguin, Vice President, Sales, Business and Major Events at Ottawa Tourism, said: “We are proud to welcome the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding to Ottawa.” She added that the event is especially powerful because it connects global discussion with local expertise across federal institutions, academia, NGOs and international networks.
The conference follows the 2024 edition in The Hague, reinforcing the value of H2O, the long-standing partnership between Ottawa Tourism and The Hague Convention Bureau. Built around collaboration rather than competition, H2O enables the two capital destinations to share insight and support associations across multiple event cycles.
For Ottawa, the event aligns with a wider strategy to attract meetings linked to the city’s knowledge strengths, including public policy, sustainability, international affairs, technology, defence and research-led association conferences.