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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #4 – March 6, 2014 |
LibraryJanuary 1, 2014 The relationship between natural resources and conflict is well documented, except for wildlife.UN-HABITAT Syria Regional Crisis Response January 1, 2014 After more than two years of intense fighting, the conflict in Syria has claimed over 100,000 lives and has injured another 575,000. An estimated 6.Oil Sparks in the Amazon: Local Conflicts, Indigenous Populations, and Natural Resources January 1, 2014 For decades, studies of oil-related conflicts have focused on the effects of natural resource mismanagement, resulting in great economic booms and busts or violence as rebels fight ruling governments over their regions’ hydrocarbon…Mitigating Human Rights Impacts January 1, 2014 A briefing outlining principled corporate management and digging deep to rebuild trust as mechanisms for mitigating human rights impacts and provides guidelines for creating human rights policies.Pillage: Exploring the Link between Natural Resource Exploitation and Armed Conflict [Video] January 1, 2014 Does the illegal exploitation of natural resources fuel and perpetuate conflicts? What are the relevant U. S. policies? Can international criminal law and voluntary initiatives prevent and mitigate damages?Illicit Drugs and Peace Negotiations in Colombia: Challenges for the Government and the FARC January 1, 2014 This expert analysis critically assesses the political implications of the inclusion of the issue of illicit drugs in Colombia’s peace negotiations.Disclosing Government Payments January 1, 2013 It is estimated that more than 3. 5 billion people live in countries with extensive oil, natural gas and mineral resources.January 1, 2013 Three preliminary country case studies were conducted with two main purposes: 1) to help fill the gap in knowledge regarding how climate-related vulnerabilities interact with the dynamics of fragility, instability, and conflict in…January 1, 2013 This publication describes the 2013 efforts of the Good Water Neighbors project team to identify environmental challenges and provide feasible solutions for "Priority Initiatives" in the participating communities.Creating Jobs in Africa’s Fragile States January 1, 2013 In no part of the world does the need to generate employment combine more urgently with the need for stability than in Sub-Saharan Africa, home to the world’s largest cluster of fragile states. |
InternationalApril 12, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association Enrollment in limited-capacity sessions is now open!The vast majority of sessions at the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding are open to all to attend. Sandeshkhali: How Adapting to Ecological Distress Led to Landgrabs, Abuse and Economic Oppression April 9, 2024 | Ambar Kumar Ghosh and Sayanangshu Modak India’s recent political controversy in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal, highlights how adaptation to deal with rising salinity can go badly wrong: alleged landgrabs, economic oppression, and abuse.April 7, 2024 | Life & Peace Institute This research initiative will take place under the Life & Peace Institute’s Horn of Africa Regional Programme and contribute to knowledge and understanding of peace and security dynamics associated with urban migration in…Water Weaponization in Russia and Ukraine: A Conversation with Marcus King March 22, 2024 | Wilson Center Russia’s devastating invasion of Ukraine just over two years ago upset the larger foreign policy conversations surrounding global stability—and Russia’s role in it.March 21, 2024 | Vikrom Mathur The growing demand for water resources induced by population growth, industrial development and climate change is increasing the vulnerability of communities across the world.DRC Bleeds Conflict Minerals for Green Growth March 19, 2024 | Alexandria Shaner As violent militias rampage across the country, activists in the DRC are urgently calling for a green transition that puts justice first, not new revenue streams, and that dismantles colonial exploitation once and… |
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