Natural resources
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Why is land such a potent issue in Kenya and other agrarian economies?
- ( C. Huggins;J. Wakhungu;E. Nyukuri / Eldis Community , 2008)
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The violence which followed the contested December 2007 Kenyan election was, arguably, an opportunity for historical grievances to be settled. This paper focuses on the land issue in regards to Ken...
- How to implement participatory water monitoring
- ( The Office of the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman , 2008)
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Participatory monitoring is one established and accepted way for the public to make informed decisions. Through the collection of data that is credible to multiple parties, participatory monitoring...
Minimising conflict in water delivery: lessons from Uganda
- ( K. Harris / Saferworld , 2008)
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Water projects have, arguably, the greatest potential to create conflict in development programmes. Not only is water central to health, sanitation and agrarian livelihoods but it can contribu...
- How can better management of forests impact other global challenges?
- ( The Rights and Resources Initiative , 2008)
- The report discusses how tensions over forests in coming decades will influence the severity of climate change, the course of wars and civil conflicts, and the health of the world. It is asserted that...
- Lessons learnt: conflict diamonds and peace in Côte d’Ivoire
- ( S. Heinke / Bonn International Center for Conversion , 2008)
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With a focus on conflict diamonds, this paper discusses the peace process in Côte D’Ivoire. It looks at a short history of diamonds in the region, the United Nations role, and the Kimbe...
- What measures can be taken to manage and resolve natural resource conflicts?
- ( A., P. Castro;A. Engel / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2007)
- This publication is part of a series of training materials on natural resource conflict management developed by FAO’s Livelihood Support Programme. It seeks to support sustainable livelihoods in...
- How can effective resource governance prevent conflict?
- ( V. Franke;A. Hampel-Milagrosa;J. Schure / Bonn International Center for Conversion , 2007)
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This 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, whil...
The challenges of trans-frontier conservation in Southern Africa
- ( W. Whande / Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies, School of Government, the University of the Western Cape, South Africa , 2007)
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This report examines the impacts of local historical experiences with conservation and current livelihood complexities on efforts to implement the Great Limpopo Trans-frontier Park (GLTP) and the G...
- Conflict over natural resources in Mali risks serious escalation
- ( S. Beeler / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2007)
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This report provides insight into the local management of conflict over natural resources between herders and farmers in north-western Mali. The study finds that social, economic and environmental ...
- Local agreements could make positive contribution to commons management
- ( K.P. Kirsch-Jung; L.T. Soeftestad / International Association for the Study of Common Property , 2006)
- Natural resource management is Mauritania is a complex pluri-legal affair, with tribal law, colonial French law and modern state law coexisting and often contradicting. One approach of dealing with th...
