Natural resources
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- The causes, impacts and management of land conflicts in Asia
- Y. Yasmi (ed);L. Kelley (ed);T. Enters (ed) / Regional Community Forestry Training Centre for Asia and the Pacific , 2010
- Tenure and claims over forests and land are highly contested throughout Asia where states retain full ownership of land. Competition for land for investment, resource extraction, and conservation is b...
- How can the environment be protected during armed conflict?
- E.M. Mrema;C. Bruch;J. Diamond / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2009
- This report seeks to identify gaps and weaknesses in the current international legal framework for protecting the environment during armed conflict. It aims to understand how natural resources...
- Does warming increase the risk of civil war in Africa?
- M.B. Burke;E. Miguel;S. Satyanath / Proceedings of the National Academy of Science , 2009
- Armed conflict within nations has had disastrous humanitarian consequences throughout much of the world. This paper seeks to undertake the first comprehensive examination of the potential impact of...
- Water shortages for Palestinians result from discriminatory policies and practices
- Amnesty International , 2009
- Lack of access to adequate, safe and clean water has been a longstanding problem for the Palestinian population of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Though exacerbated in recent years by ...
- How can the economic dimensions of conflicts be included in the mediation process?
- M. Davis / Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Switzerland, 2009
- This paper summarises the case for greater consideration of the economic dimensions of conflicts in mediation processes – particularly those concerning natural resources. The author high...
- Can DR Congo's mineral wealth aid development rather than conflict?
- N. Garrett;H. Mitchell / Crisis States Research Centre, LSE, 2009
- This paper relays that the renewed outbreak of violence in North Kivu in the second half of 2008 saw the long running insecurity in Eastern DR Congo become the top global news story for two weeks a...
- What is the extent of rebel control of the DRC's mineral wealth?
- Global Witness, 2009
- This paper states that the militarisation of mining in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is prolonging the armed conflict which has been tearing the country apart for more than 12 years. I...
- How can illicit commodity flows be effectively controlled?
- H. Griffiths (ed);M. Bromley (ed) / Stockholm International Peace Research Institute , 2009
- The air trafficking of illicit goods is a major factor in the continuation of conflicts. However, air freigt operators that have been identified in the trafficking of such commodity flows have...
- How can the insecurity in the Niger Delta be resolved?
- Nordic Africa Institute / Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Uppsala, 2009
- This paper details the root causes and possible solutions to the insecurity raging in Nigeria's Niger Delta. The Delta is the world’s third largest wetland and c...
- Assessing water and sanitation in 'conflict' countries
- International Committee of the Red Cross , 2009
- This publication looks at key issues associated with water and sanitation in countries that are afflicted by armed conflict and where the ICRC works. The issues are identified as health, displaceme...
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