Charles Iceland is Director, Freshwater Initiatives with WRI’s Food, Land, and Water Program. In addition to overseeing the Global Water Team, Charles is implementing the Water, Peace, and Security Partnership with several European and American partner organizations. As part of this project, he and his team have developed a machine learning-based conflict prediction tool that leverages information on environmental, political, economic, social, and demographic conditions worldwide. The partnership was awarded the 2020 Luxembourg Peace Prize for Outstanding Environmental Peace.

Session: 

• Water, Peace & Security: Data Driven Tools for Fragile Contexts

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