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    The integration of natural resource markets as a means to peacebuilding in Latin America

    2013
    The rising prices of natural resources and generally stronger economies in Latin America have led to deeper economic integration among the countries of the region. Former foes have now become economically interdependent, reducing the risk of serious conflict.
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    3 decades of land reform in Zimbabwe: perspectives of social justice & poverty alleviation

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2013
    Zimbabwe 'land invasions' of the early 2000's are what stand out in many people's minds as the beginning of the country's slide into what is generally understood as chaos.
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    ‘Gaafa dhaabaa - the period of stop’: Narrating impacts of shifta insurgency on pastoral economy in northern Kenya, c. 1963 to 2007

    2013
    In northern Kenya, there have been limited discussions on the impacts of the 1960 to 1968 insurgency wars and subsequent banditry on the long-term impacts of the pastoral economy. This is despite the societies’ vivid memories of the effects of these wars, from which research would gain a long-term outlook about consequences on rural economies.
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    People in crises: tackling the root causes of famine in the Horn of Africa

    Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute, 2012
    In mid-2011 the world became witness to a widespread food crisis in the Horn of Africa, which has escalated into acute shortages of food notably in the regions of southern Somalia, northern Kenya, southeastern Ethiopia and Djibouti. The U.N.
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    Global overview 2012: people internally displaced by conflict and violence

    Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2013
    Over 6.5 million people were newly displaced inside their home countries in 2012, almost twice as many as the year before. Because these people have not crossed a border, they are not refugees and do not benefit from international protection.
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    Global estimates 2012: People displaced by disaster

    Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2013
    The displacement of people by the risk and impact of disasters is a concern for policymakers in both rich and poor countries worldwide. Since 2009, the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) has been providing global estimates of the number of people displaced each year to inform policy and
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    More complex conflict drivers than environment and climate

    Life and Peace Institute, 2012
    While there is a connection between climate variability and conflict in Sudan, the effects are played out in interaction with other conflict-promoting factors as is clearly seen in Darfur. Vulnerability to environmental hazards has generally increased, and growing competition between different livelihood groups promotes conflict as well as environmental degradation.
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    Political economy of the petroleum sector in Nigeria

    World Bank, 2011
    The relatively slow pace of Nigeria's development has often been attributed to the phenomenon of the resource curse whereby the nature of the state as a "rentier" dilutes accountability for development and political actors are able to manipulate institutions to sustain poor governance.
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    Brazil’s emergence and the potential for Norwegian peacebuilding diplomacy

    Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, 2010
    The past decade has seen Brazil play an increasingly important role on the international stage. While always respected because of the reputation of its career diplomats and its commitment to multilateralism and peaceful conflict resolution, its new global clout has turned it into a major pillar of the emerging international system.
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    Looking for leadership: sustainable security in Latin America and the Caribbean

    International Relations and Security Network, 2010
    This report summarises the analysis from a consultation of specialists on Latin America and the Caribbean applying the concept of sustainable security at a regional level. The paper notes that the region has seen the rise of new sources of insecurity in the everyday lives of its citizens.

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