Leila Nicolas, PhD, is a Professor of International Relations at the Lebanese University in Beirut and Lebanese Army Staff and Command Academy. She is the founder of the NGO "Lebanese for Democracy and Good Governance" and has 21 years of civil society experience in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, justice, and the rule of law. As a MENA expert, Dr. Nicolas writes weekly political articles and serves as an expert commentator for several media outlets. She is an author of eight Arabic books on contemporary international relations, Great Powers' politics, and grand strategies and MENA politics. Her book, The Arab World in Transition: The Rough Road to Justice, was published in 2020.

Elie Kallab is the Deputy Project Lead for the Local Pathways Fellowship at UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network-Youth. He is a graduate and member committee of research and valorisation for the Oeil sur la Cite blog for Sciences Po Aix (Institute of Political Studies) in France. Elie has Master's degree in Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action from the University of Siena in Italy. He is equally a member of the steering committee for a research school on mobilisation and gender; CORMED. Elie has co-authored a book chapter in Harness it: Renewable Energy Technologies and Project Development Models Transforming the Grid.

1. Environmental Diplomacy Evolution: an Introduction 2. Legal and Political Dimensions of International Environmental Law 3. Environmental Issues at International and Regional levels: Informal Diplomacy 4. Towards a More Effective Environmental Governance 5. Conclusion: The Need for Environmental Diplomats Index