Elizabeth A. Koch

Elizabeth A. Koch recently joined the Environmental Law Institute as a Senior Manager of International Programs where she will support environmental peacebuilding programs including the Environmental Peacebuilding Association and ELI's International Waters Africa programs. 

Elizabeth has over 15 years of experience supporting innovative environmental peacebuilding engagements with a focus on water, women, peace, and security on behalf of sector leading institutions including SIWI’s Shared Waters Partnership programme, the UNESCO Category II International Centre for Water Cooperation, and EcoPeace Middle East. Elizabeth has proudly led the Women in Water Diplomacy Network's process support team and network development since 2018. 

Elizabeth holds a MA in Government, Diplomacy and Strategy and BA in International Relations and professional certifications in design, monitoring and evaluation; human rights based approaches; strategic nonviolence; and gender and peacebuilding.