Introduction
Aviva Silburt is a PhD Candidate at the University of Waterloo's Balsillie School of International Affairs researching the complex linkages between mining conflicts and broader peacebuilding challenges in Guatemala. Aviva has professional experience in public policy and peacebuilding, and has worked in various capacities with the Government of Canada, UN Women Canada, and grassroots NGOs in Rwanda, Bosnia, and the Philippines. She is currently a policy advisor for the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise to investigate human rights abuses involving Canadian companies operating abroad.
Expert
Through research related to my PhD on complex linkages between mining conflicts and broader peacebuilding challenges in Guatemala, and professional experience in various capacities with the Government of Canada, UN Women Canada, and grassroots NGOs in Rwanda, Bosnia, and the Philippines, I can provide policy advice and subject matter expertise on the following topics: 1) business and human rights challenges and best practices, 2) extractives sector human rights issues and conflict, 3) Latin America, and Guatemalan in particular, 4) peacebuilding, 5) public safety policy, 6) how to analyze and develop policies to respond to complex policy issues
Fields of expertise: Environmental policy / climate change, Evidence for policy / knowledge valorization, Gender equality, Inclusive social development / inclusive societies / social inclusion, Policy design and delivery, Reduction of inequalities / equity / poverty eradication, Social change / social transformations