Peace Engineering

What is Peace Engineering?

Peace Engineering is the intentional application of systemic-level thinking of science, technology and engineering principles to directly promote and support conditions for peace. Peace Engineering works directly towards a world where prosperity, sustainability, social equity, entrepreneurship, transparency, community voice and engagement, ethics and a culture of quality thrive.

Peace Engineering involves applying the principles of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM), along with sustainable practices, cultural sensitivity, and innovation, to foster and support peace. Its profile is gaining recognition among institutions worldwide
Peace Engineering’s mission is to actively cultivate a culture of peace, which requires peace engineers to be well-rounded global thinkers and doers, aware of (i) their professional and personal ethical responsibilities; (ii) their role in society as citizen engineers, scientists, practitioners, or policymakers; and (iii) the intended and unintended consequences of their decisions on the design, planning, management, and operation of projects across various socioeconomic, cultural, and political contexts. Peace engineering is defined not only by its sociotechnical application but also by its ethos and objectives, with an agenda formulated in service to social justice
Peace Engineering addresses these needs by acknowledging the significant contributions of engineering, the hard and social sciences, and other fields such as law and finance in creating a more sustainable, stable, secure, equitable, and peaceful world
Peace Engineering regularly unites practitioners, researchers, supporters, and students of peace engineering. In doing so, we aim to foster cohesion among Peace Engineering practitioners to create a significant impact in our communities and institutions, as well as to explore collaborative funding opportunities
Importantly, there are urgent calls to action from the NAE1, the Nobel Prize Summit2, the UN3, and scientists4 around the globe to tackle and resolve significant and widely acknowledged global challenges to peace and security before they become more complex and increasingly costly in environmental, financial, and social terms; before we reach a point of no return

1 https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2021/04/nobel-prize-laureates-and-other-experts-issue-urgent-call-foraction-after-our-planet-our-future-summit

2 https://www.nobelprize.org/events/nobel-prize-summit/2021/

3 https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/
4 https://www.cnet.com/news/climate-change-cop26-is-the-biggest-conference-in-the-world-heres-why-it-matters/

La Ingeniería para la Paz es la aplicación de los principios de Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería, Artes y Matemáticas (STEAM), prácticas sostenibles, sensibilidad cultural e innovación para promover y apoyar la paz, y su visibilidad está en ascenso entre instituciones de todo el mundo
La misión de la Ingeniería para la Paz es cultivar activamente una cultura de paz, lo que exige que los ingenieros de paz y ciudadanos globales sean pensadores y actores globales integrales, conscientes de: (i) sus responsabilidades éticas profesionales y personales; (ii) su rol en la sociedad como ingenieros ciudadanos y/o científicos, profesionales o legisladores; y (iii) las consecuencias, previstas e imprevistas, de sus decisiones en el diseño, la planificación, la gestión y la operación de proyectos en diferentes contextos socioeconómicos, culturales y políticos. La ingeniería para la paz se define no solo por sus prácticas sociotécnicas, sino también por su filosofía y propósito rectores, con una misión arraigada en el fomento de la justicia social. Donde el método científico de trabajar con datos confiables, verificables y reproducibles se aplique en todas las disciplinas
La Ingeniería para la Paz responde a estos llamados reconociendo la importante contribución que la ingeniería, las ciencias duras y sociales, medicina, y otras disciplinas como el derecho y las finanzas realizan a la construcción de un mundo más sostenible, estable, seguro, equitativo y pacífico
Cabe destacar que la Academia Nacional de Ingeniería de E.E.U.U., la Cumbre del Premios Nobel, la ONU y científicos de todo el mundo instan urgentemente a tomar medidas para abordar y resolver desafíos globales cruciales y ampliamente reconocidos para la paz y la seguridad antes de que se vuelvan más complejos y costosos ambientalmente, financieramente y socialmente, antes de que lleguemos a un punto de no retorno

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Our Commitment

Addressing needs of the most vulnerable populations by equipping communities with the right knowledge, at the right place, at the right time.

We invite every school of engineering; engineering societies, consortiums, and professional societies; multilateral organizations, industry, NGOs, government agencies and concerned global citizens to join us in making commitments to move decidedly towards a sustainable and peaceful society.