Toolkits & Guidance
Doing Business in Fragile States: The Private Sector, Natural Resources and Conflict in Africa
2013
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High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Hany Besada
One area of emerging consensus is the critical importance of governance – the deficiency or effectiveness of public and private sector institutions – as the…
Climate Change Adaptation and Peacebuilding Workshop Report: Developing Conflict-Sensitivity Guidelines for Adaptation Policy in Africa
2013
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Institute for Security Studies
Debay Tadesse, Aly Lyon
“From 14 to 16 October 2013, the Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis division of ISS, Addis Ababa office, the Wilson Center, IRG/Engility, and ICF International…
OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. Second Edition.
2013
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OECD
OECD
The OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (“the Guidance”) is the first example of a collaborative…
Guía de debida diligencia de la OECD para cadenas de suministro responsables de minerals en las áreas de conflicto o de alto riesgo
2013
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OECD
OECD
La Guía de Debida Diligencia de la OCDE para Cadenas de Suministro Responsables de Minerales en las Áreas de Conflicto o de Alto Riesgo (“La…
Guide OCDE sur le devoir de diligence pour des chaînes d’approvisionnement responsables en minerais provenant de zones de conflit ou à haut risque
2013
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OECD
OECD
Le Guide OCDE sur le devoir de diligence pour des chaînes d’approvisionnement responsables en minerais provenant de zones de conflit ou à haut risque (ci-après…
Reasonable Practices to Identify Sources of Conflict Minerals: Practical Guidance for Downstream Companies
2013
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The Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (cfsi)
The Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (cfsi)
This “Reasonable Practices” white paper is intended as a practical guide for downstream companies that have reporting obligations about conflict minerals that may be used…
Strengthening Capacity for Conflict-Sensitive Natural Resource Management
2012
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EU-UN Partnership on Land and Natural Resource Conflicts
“Conflict arises when two or more groups believe their interests are incompatible. Conflict is not in itself a negative phenomenon. Non-violent conflict can be an…
Conflict Prevention in Resource-Rich Economies
2012
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EU-UN Partnership on Land and Natural Resource Conflicts
“Natural resource exports such as oil, diamonds and copper provide opportunities to drive growth and human development. However, extraction of these commodities can also result…
Land and Conflict
2012
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EU-UN Partnership on Land and Natural Resource Conflicts
“The role of land and natural resources in conflict is attracting increased international attention. The changing nature of violent conflict, combined with long-term demographic, economic…
Renewable Resources and Conflict
2012
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EU-UN Partnership on Land and Natural Resource Conflicts
“Managing conflicts that are related to natural resources is now more critical than ever before. As economic and population growth increase levels of global consumption,…
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure Of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
2012
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FAO
The purpose of these Voluntary Guidelines is to serve as a reference and to provide guidance to improve the governance of tenure of land, fisheries…
Fact Sheet: A Methodology for Conducting National-Scale Alluvial Diamond Resource Potential and Production Capacity Assessments, with a Focus on Artisanal Mining
2012
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Peter G. Chirico and Katherine C. Malpeli (USGS)
This Fact Sheet summarizes the methodology used by the USGS to conduct alluvial diamond resource potential and production capacity assessments in support of the Kimberly…
Fact Sheet: Summary of the Diamond Resource Potential and Production Capacity Assessment of Guinea
2012
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Peter G. Chirico and Katherine C. Malpeli (USGS)
This Fact Sheet summarizes the methodology and results of the diamond resource potential and production capacity assessment of Guinea conducted by the USGS from 2010-2012,…
Fact Sheet: Summary of the Reconnaissance Investigation of the Diamond Resource Potential and Production Capacity of Côte d’Ivoire
2012
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Peter G. Chirico and Katherine C. Malpeli (USGS)
This Fact Sheet summarizes the methodology and results of the reconnaissance investigation of the diamond deposits of Côte d’Ivoire conducted by the USGS in support…
Whose Brother's Keeper? International Trusteeship and the Search for Peace in the Palestinian Territories
2012
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Jeffrey D. Pugh
International trusteeship of post-conflict territories by multilateral institutions or foreign states received renewed attention in the wake of its application in Kosovo and East Timor…
How to Guide to Conflict Sensitivity
2012
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Conflict Sensitivity Consortium
This increased recognition of the importance of conflict sensitivity led to the formation of the Conflict Sensitivity Consortium in 2008, which brought together a broad…
Coping with Water Scarcity: An Action Framework for Agriculture and Food Security
2012
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FAO
The report aims to provide a conceptual framework to address food security under conditions of water scarcity in agriculture. It has been prepared by a…
Industrias extractivas y conflicto (Extractive Industries and Conflict)
2012
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Alianza UE-ONU
Alianza UE-ONU
“La gestión de la tierra y los recursos naturales es uno de los desafíos más importantes que enfrentan actualmente los países en desarrollo. Con frecuencia…
"Fortalecimiento de las capacidades de gestión de los recursos naturales susceptibles de generar conflictos (Strengthening Capacity for Conflict-Sensitive Natural Resource Management)"
2012
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Alianza UE-ONU
Alianza UE-ONU
“Administrar la tierra y los recursos naturales constituye uno de los desafíos más importantes a los que actualmente se enfrentan los países en desarrollo. La…
Recursos renovables y conflictos (Renewable Resources and Conflict)
2012
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Alianza UE-ONU
Alianza UE-ONU
“Administrar la tierra y los recursos naturales constituye uno de los desafíos más importantes a los que actualmente se enfrentan los países en desarrollo. La…
Land and Conflict Prevention
2011
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John W. Bruce with Sally Holt (Initiative for Quiet Diplomacy)
Conflicts over land are not always the precursor to violence. Indeed they can be a positive force for catalytic change—when access is provided for the…
Natural Resource Governance Training Manual
2011
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Patti Moore, Xuemei Zhang, Ronnakorn Triraganon (IUCN, RECOFTC and SNV)
Natural resource governance, especially in the forest sector, has long been largely centralized and top-down, focusing primarily on conservation goals. The actual and potential role…
Transboundary Conservation and Peace-building: Lessons from Forest Biodiversity Conservation Projects
2011
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Saleem Ali
This policy document, jointly published by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), sets out the…
Practice Note: Conflict-Sensitive Responses to Climate Change in South Asia
2011
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International Alert
Janani Vivekananda
“This note explains the importance of using a conflict-sensitive approach to respond to climate change in conflict- prone or conflict-affected contexts. It offers guidelines and…
Capacity Inventory
2010
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EU-UN Partnership on Land and Natural Resource Conflicts
“The following presents an investigation of available capacities for the Consensual and Sustainable Management of Land and Natural Resources within the UN system. This analysis…
Practice note 6: Natural Resource Governance in Conflict-Affected Contexts
2010
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Holger Grundel (International Alert)
This practice note offers options for economic development planners and practitioners for promoting accountable and conflict-sensitive governance of natural resource wealth. The presence of significant…
Negotiate: Reaching Agreements Over Water
2010
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IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
John Dore, Julia Robinson & Mark Smith
Around the world people are involved in negotiations about water. This is a book for practitioners committed to negotiations which lead to fair agreements about…
Negotiating Agreements in Multi-Party, Multi-Issue Contexts
2010
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Public Sector Digest
Dr Evan Hoffman
Multi-party, multi-issue negotiations involve situations in which there are multiple actors, each pursuing his or her distinct (usually divergent) agendas on a number of different topics…
Due Diligence Guidance: Towards Conflict-Free Mineral Supply Chains
2010
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OECD
OECD
This simplified guide explains the basics of due diligence in the supply chain of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold from conflict-affected and high-risk areas in…
Guide OCDE sur le devoir de diligence pour des chaînes d’approvisionnement en minerais exemptes de lien avec un conflit
2010
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OECD
OECD
Cette version simplifiée du guide explique les grands principes du devoir de diligence à exercer dans la chaîne d’approvisionnement de l’étain, du tantale, du tungstène…