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    After the rain: rainfall variability, hydro-meteorological disasters, and social conflict in Africa

    International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2010
    This paper examines the relationship between rainfall, water, and socio-political unrest in Africa. In particular, the paper focus on how deviations from normal rainfall patterns, and extreme events, affect political behaviour and the propensity for individuals and groups to engage in disruptive activities, such as riots. The document suggests the following findings:
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    The impact of environmental and political influences on pastoral conflicts in Southern Ethiopia

    International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2010
    This paper attempts to understand the relationship between environmental and climatic factors on the one hand, and the conflict dynamics in the African Horn on the other hand. The paper recognises aspects like global climatic change and local political dynamics, which intensify the competition for scarce water and pasture, the degradation of natural resources and violent conflict.
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    Internal displacement: global overview of trends and developments in 2009

    Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2010
    This document provides a comprehensive review of the 2009 situation of internally displaced people (IDPs). The paper aims to provide information on these different situations from regional and country-specific perspectives, while providing an analysis of the different situations of IDPs globally.
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    Compensation or restitution of land rights in the Colombian peacemaking process: economic efficiency vs. society building?

    Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2009
    The purpose of this study is to explore how restitution of land for people who had their land confiscated during civil conflicts entered and affected the peacemaking process, using Colombia as a case study. The paper demonstrates how control over land constitutes an integral part of violent conflict in Colombia.
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    Forum Conference 2009: violent conflicts, cease fires and peace accords through the lens of indigenous peoples

    Forum for Development Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples - University of Tromsø, 2009
    This is the report for the 10th annual Forum for Development Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples in Norway, which addressed the human consequences of violent conflicts through the lens of Indigenous peoples. The conference was to take a step toward ending violence and promoting peace and reconciliation.
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    Southern Sudan 2010: mitigating a humanitarian disaster

    Norwegian Refugee Council, 2010
    The aim of this report is to direct efforts to the activities that have the greatest potential for meeting humanitarian needs and preventing a further deterioration in Southern Sudan’s humanitarian situation through increased violence.
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    Whose land is this: land disputes and forced displacement in the western forest area of Côte d’Ivoire

    Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2009
    Armed conflict broke out in Côte d’Ivoire in 2002, which caused the country to be divided in two: the north under the control of the Forces Nouvelles rebels and the south in the hands of the government.
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    Burundi: long-term IDPs need land security: a profile of the internal displacement situation

    Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2009
    The security situation in Burundi improved markedly after the last rebel group in the country laid down its arms at the end of 2008. However, a significant number of internally displaced people (IDPs) remain in sites in northern and central Burundi. This report explores the situations and needs of those Burundian IDPs and argues that long-term IDPs need land security.
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    Myanmar: increasing displacement as fighting resumes in the East: a profile of the internal displacement situation

    Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2010
    This report documents the human rights violations against the people of Myanmar. It provides information on the political background, causes of displacement, and information by state. It also discusses patterns of displacement, phsical security and freedom of movement, subsistence needs, access to education, and national and international responses.
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    Regional conflicts and international engagement on the Horn of Africa

    Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2009
    This report addresses the regional dimension to conflicts in the Horn of Africa. The paper seeks to draw out general conclusions about the nature of conflicts in the region, as well as about international engagement and the potential for addressing conflicts in a manner that takes into account the regional perspective.

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