How can water policy and peacebuilding create more sustainable careers and communities?

Join us for Season 14, Episode 4 of the Social Change Career Podcast, featuring Natalija Vojno, a global leader working at the intersection of environmental policy, peacebuilding, and youth leadership.

Natalija will share insights on transboundary water governance, multi-stakeholder dialogues, and how local reconciliation efforts can drive global change.

Why Join?

• Learn how water governance connects to peacebuilding and sustainability
• Gain insights on bridging environmental activism and policy into a meaningful career
• Explore lessons from Natalija’s collaboration with the UNEP, Water Youth Network, and watershed organizations
• Tips on forging a career in mediation, facilitation, and environmental diplomacy

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Time: 9 AM EST
Watch Live: LinkedIn & YouTube

There will be time for interactive Q&A with Natalija. The podcast audio episode will be available afterward as part of the 180+ episodes of the Social Change Career Podcast.

Bio

Natalija is a peace innovator and environmental mediator with a decade of experience in water governance and youth engagement. She has spoken at the UN High-Level Political Forum on youth leadership in transboundary water governance and co-founded the Water Youth Network, designing collaborative spaces for youth in water diplomacy. As an advisor to UNEP’s Faith for Earth Youth Council, she supports interfaith youth advocacy for environmental protection.

Through her organization Our Future First, she has led peacebuilding initiatives like the Balkan Youth Environmental Assembly and watershed projects in the Humber River. Trained in mediation by Clingendael Institute, MBBI, and Soliya, she holds degrees from the University of Toronto (BA), UNESCO-IHE (MSc), and International Christian University (MA, as a Rotary Peace Fellow). She has also served as a speechwriter for Ontario’s Minister of the Environment, led campaigns on Great Lakes pollution, and co-hosted innovation labs like UNLEASH Hacks Japan 2021 and Water Innovation Lab Danube+. Explore her work further via RainGrid or her LinkedIn profile.

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