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Political violence and state formation in post-colonial Africa
International Development Centre, Open University, 2007This paper argues for the importance of understanding the political legacy of colonialism. Its author contends that colonialism in Africa left a legacy of dual citizenship - the civil and the customary - which reflected not different histories or different cultures, but a different political relationship between the colonial power and the populations defined as races and tribes.DocumentContested politics in Africa: the state, identity and resources
Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2008This brief examines the state, identity politics, and the struggle for resources in Africa. It contends that identity politics obscures the real reason behind exclusionary practices, namely the struggle for and access to resources.DocumentReproductive health assessment toolkit for conflict-affected women
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA, 2007Reproductive health in emergency situation generally refers to safe motherhood, family planning, gender based violence (GBV), and STD and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. These services are often not a priority in conflict affected societies, however steps are being taken to make these services part of the minimum requirements for primary health care.DocumentIraq: no let up in the humanitarian crisis
International Committee of the Red Cross, 2008This report, by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), details the findings and observations made by ICRC personnel during their contacts with staff in hospitals, health care centres and water and sanitation facilities.DocumentHumanitarian action in Iraq: putting the pieces together
Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2008This paper presents an assessment of humanitarian action in Iraq to date. It looks at the shortcomings of past humanitarian activity in the country since the invasion by coalition forces, with a view to learning how to deal with present and future challenges.DocumentClimate testimonies: voices from communities affected by climate change
Friends of the Earth International, 2007This report presents nine stories about the impact of climate change from different countries around the world. These case studies chronicle specific impacts and provide testimonies of local community members who have dramatic first-hand experience of devastating climate events.DocumentIn control of natural wealth? governing the resource conflict dynamic
Bonn International Center for Conversion, 2007This paper tests the impact of resource governance on the resource-conflict dynamic. It examines the impact of resource type, abundance and dependence on risk and duration of violent conflict, whilst also exploring the importance of the governance of natural resources in preventing or overcoming the resource-curse.DocumentAn uncertain future: law enforcement, national security and climate change
Oxford Research Group, UK, 2008Climate change has the potential to cause radical changes in lifestyle and mass migration as people seek out ever-diminishing resources. The tensions that will accompany such shifts could be profound as communities react to large influxes of newcomers and people struggle to adapt to ever more severe weather events.DocumentMilitary vs. climate security
Foreign Policy in Focus, 2008The paper argues that there is an inadequate improvement on the ratio between military and climate change spending by the US government, given the relative magnitude and impact of climate change problems.DocumentA climate of conflict
SIDA Studies, 2008Climate change is upon us and its physical effects have started to unfold. This report takes such findings, expressed in the Forth Assessment Review of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change, as its starting point and looks at the social and human consequences that are likely to ensue – particularly the risks of conflict and instability.Pages