Drivers of conflict
How different drivers can contribute to and exacerbate conflict – climate change, ethnicity and natural resources – and the effect of conflict and insecurity on the delivery of essential goods and services.
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- Syria's uprising: sectarianism, regionalisation, and state order in the Levant
- S. Heydemann / Fride, 2013
- As the Syrian revolution enters its third year, the risks to regional stability are escalating. Violence has spilled over all of Syria's borders. The conflict has elevated sectarian tensions in Lebanon, threatening the 1990 Taif settl...
- Latin American approaches to extractive industry conflict
- G. Damonte / Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2012
- The rapid expansion of extractive industries in Latin America is transforming the societies and territories in which it is occurring. This phenomenon has provoked social and environmental conflict, especially involving the rural and i...
- Small-scale and informal mining: a big problem for Latin American states
- J. Kuramoto / Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2012
- Latin America has experienced substantial growth and transformation in small-scale mining, meaning it is often no longer small or artisanal, instead it is characterised by high informality and an increasing potential to generate confl...
- The future of intrastate conflict in Africa: more violence or greater peace?
- J. Cilliers; J. Schünemann / Institute for Security Studies, South Africa, 2013
- This paper analyses future trends for intrastate conflict in Africa up to 2050 using the International Futures (IFs) model. After reviewing the main post-Cold War patterns of conflict and instability on the continent, the paper...
- Conflict and Stabilisation in Mali and the Sahel region: GSDRC Helpdesk Research Report
- Sumedh Rao (ed) / Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2013
- The report covers factors including: Islamist terrorism; criminal networks and trafficking (of arms, drugs, cigarettes, and vehicles); and Tuareg rebellions against the Malian government. It also considers state weakness, including th...
- Developmental investments in Pacific islands should be seen through the lens of climate change adaptation
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2012
- The understanding of the implications of climate change has broadened in recent years, covering a complex web of development and security issues. In the meanwhile, Pacific island countries remain on the frontline, vulnerable not only ...
- Addressing cycles of conflict generated indirectly by globalisation
- A.T. Duval; E.V. Veen / Stability: International Journal of Security & Development, 2012
- It is repeatedly thought that globalisation has not made the world a more stable or equitable place. This brief explores two specific critical risks posed by globalisation for conflict-affected and fragile countries. The pa...
- How can Nepal tackle the scourge of armed violence?
- Nepal Armed Violence Reduction Working Group, 2012
- Awareness of armed violence in Nepal is limited. Recent data indicates that armed violence has increased across the country after the peace agreement was signed between the Nepalese government and the leaders of the Maoist insurgency ...
- Putting emergency reponses at the core of UK Government policy
- Department for International Development, UK, 2011
- The? scale,? frequency? and? severity? of? rapid? onset? humanitarian? disasters will? continue? to? grow? in? the? coming? years,? due to a number of factors - including rapid? population? growth,? especially? in? disaster? prone? ar...
- Promoting reconciliation processes in Afghanistan
- T. Sajjad / Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2010
- This research paper captures the current reflections and concerns in Afghanistan about the strategy and expectations for the reintegration and reconciliation processes in the country. The paper also covers the challenges facing these ...
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