Conflict Causes
Oil Extraction and the Potential for Domestic Instability in Uganda
2011
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African Studies Quarterly
Jacob Kathman & Megan Shannon
The exportation of oil offers tremendous opportunities for Uganda. It also poses several risks to Uganda’s domestic security. Drawing on field research in Uganda, as…
Medio ambiente, cambio climático y conflictos internacionales: la cuestión del agua (Environment, Climate Change and International Conflicts: The Issue of Water)
2009
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Fundació Solidaritat UB de la Universitat de Barcelona & Fundació Pau i Solidaritat CCOO Catalunya
Toni Jiménez Luque
“En la actualidad somos testigos del hecho de que gran parte de las crisis y los conflictos armados existentes en el planeta están relacionados, de…
Desertification: The Invisible Frontline
2014
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UNCCD
UNCCD
“Desertification is a silent, invisible crisis that is destabilizing communities on a global scale. As the effects of climate change undermine livelihoods, inter-ethnic clashes are…
Climate Change and Security: Three Scenarios for Middle America
2009
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Environment, Conflict and Cooperation
Alexander Carius, Achim Maas
“Climate change poses two key challenges for Middle America: First, the gradual impacts of climate change alter the landscapes of the region. This includes among…
Impactos potenciales del cambio climático en la seguridad regional en América Latina (Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Latin America's Regional Security)
2012
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Proyecto Regional de Energía y Clima, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Gustavo V. Necco Carlomagno
“De acuerdo con el análisis que se presenta enseguida, las consecuencias del cambio climático pueden representar una amenaza para la disponibili- dad de alimentos y…
Los conflictos del cambio climático (Climate Change Conflicts)
2009
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Centro de Investigación para la Paz (CIP-Ecosocial)
Pablo Cotarelo
“En la actualidad el reto de la prevención de los conflictos, desde los estructurales hasta los de baja intensidad, pasando por los armados, se encuentra…
Natural Resources and Violent Conflict: Resource Abundance, Dependence and the Onset of Civil Wars
2008
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ETH Working Paper 08/78
Christa N. Brunnschweiler and Erwin H. Bulte
In this paper we examine the claim that natural resources invite civil conflict, and challenge the main stylized facts in this literature. We find that…
Modeling and Data Choices Sway Conclusions about Climate-Conflict Links
2014
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PNAS, February 11
John O’Laughlin, Andrew Linke, and Drank Witmer
In an era of growing concern about the human impacts of climate change, the academic and policy communities are paying increasing attention to the possible…
Natural Disasters and the Risk of Violent Civil Conflict
2008
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International Studies Quarterly 52, 1 (2008) 159-185
Philip Nel and Marjolein Righarts
Does the occurrence of a natural disaster such as an earthquake, volcanic eruption, tsunami, flood, hurricane, epidemic, heat wave, and/or plague increase the risk of…
Is Climate Change a Driver of Armed Conflict?
2013
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PRIO, Climatic Change 117 (3): 613-625
Theisen, Ole Magnus; Nils Petter Gleditsch & Halvard Buhaug
The world is generally becoming less violent, but the debate on climate change raises the specter of a new source of instability and conflict. In…
Reconciling Disagreement over Climate-Conflict Results in Africa
2014
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PNAS
Solomon M. Hsiang and Kyle C. Meng
A recent study by Burke et al. [Burke M, Miguel E, Satyanath S, Dykema J, Lobell D (2009) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 106(49):20670–20674] reports…
Trends and Triggers: Climate Change and Interstate Conflict CCAPS Research Brief No. 21
2024
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Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law
Colleen Devlin, Brittany Franck and Cullen S. Hendrix
Fresh water is crucial to sustaining human life. At a time when most climate change scenarios forecast changes in relative abundance of this critical resource,…
Climate Shocks and Political Violence: Beyond Scarcity, Beyond Africa CCAPS Research Brief No. 3
2012
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Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law
Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS)
Contrary to conventional wisdom, environmental scarcity is not always a trigger of political violence. In fact, political violence may be more prevalent in times of…
Economías de guerra e inversión multinacional: una propuesta de investigación (War Economies and Multinational Investment: A Research Proposal)
2008
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Revista Diálogos de Saberes, Universidad Libre de Colombia
Rosalvina Otálora Cortés
Gran parte de la literatura alrededor del conflicto colombiano se ocupa de las denominadas “causas objetivas” de la violencia, entre las cuales la pobreza y…
Análisis de las relaciones entre la economía y el conflicto, a partir de la georeferenciación cómo herramienta de investigación (Analyzing the Relations Between the Economy and Conflict Through Georeferencing as a Research Tool)
2009
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Revista Diálogos de Saberes, Universidad Libre de Colombia
Rosalvina Otálora Cortés, Julio Enrique Cortés Rueda
Este artículo abordará una aproximación metodológica al conflicto en Colombia, a partir de indicadores de orden público, teniendo como base la interpretación geográfica del proceso…
Degradación ambiental y conflictos armados: las conexiones (Environmental Degradation and Armed Conflicts: The Links)
2004
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Centro Editorial Universidad del Rosario
Stephanie Lavaux
La seguridad ambiental es un concepto complejo que puede ser analizado desde varios enfoques. La conexión entre degradación ambiental, escasez de recursos, poco desarrollo económico…
The Political Ecology of War: Natural Resources & Armed Conflicts
2001
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Political Geography
Philippe Le Billon
Throughout the 1990s, many armed groups have relied on revenues from natural resources such as oil, timber, or gems to substitute for dwindling Cold War…
Conflict and Natural Resource Management
2001
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FAO
The guide gives a brief overview of potential conflicts over natural resources and identifies different entry points and intervention levels for conflict management mostly at the micro and meso level. It is best suited as an introduction but offers no specific tools.
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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…
Natural Resources and Conflict
2008
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Helvetas
Land, water, forests and livestock as well as marine life are means of production, wealth and primary sources of income for a good part of…
Natural Resources, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution
2007
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USIP
This study guide is designed to serve independent learners who want to find out more about international conflict and its resolution, as well as educators…
Lessons UNlearned: How the UN and Member States Must do More to End Resource-fuelled Conflict
2010
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Global Witness
The will and the capacity of the United Nations (UN) and Member States to deal with natural resource-fuelled conflicts is weak. In eastern Democratic Republic…
Resource Scarcity: Responding to the Security Challenge
2008
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Richard Matthew (IPI)
For over two centuries, the the social effects of natural resource scarcity have been the subject of lively debate. On the one side are those who content…
Linking Environment and Conflict Prevention: The Role of the United Nations.
2008
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Mason, S., A. Muller, A. Schnabel, R. Alluri, and C. Schmid (ETH Zurich and Swisspeace)
The relevance of how environmental factors influence violent conflicts tends to be either exaggerated or underestimated. Moreover, climate change and oil are often emphasized as…
Understanding Environment, Conflict and Cooperation
2004
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UNEP
The present document represents UNEP’s response to the growing worldwide interest in further exploring the environment and security nexus and the contribution of timely and…
Environmental Conflict: An Anthology
2000
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Professor Paul F Diehl, Professor Nils Petter Gleditsch
This book is a collection of articles that deal with different aspects of the role of environmental factors in interstate and intrastate conflict. Specifically, the…
The Political Ecology of War: Natural Resources and Armed Conflicts
2001
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Philippe Le Billion
Throughout the 1990s, many armed groups have relied on revenues from natural resources such as oil, timber, or gems to substitute for dwindling Cold War…
Breaking the Conflict Trap: Civil War and Development Policy
2003
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Paul Collier (World Bank)
Most wars are now civil wars. Even though international wars attract enormous global attention, they have become infrequent and brief. Civil wars usually attract less…
Environmental Peacemaking
2002
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Editors: Ken Conca and Geoffrey D. Dabelko
How can environmental cooperation be used to bolster regional peace? A large body of research suggests that environmental degradation may catalyze violent conflict. Environmental cooperation,…
Natural Resources and Violent Conflict: Options and Actions
2003
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Ian Bannon and Paul Collier (World Bank)
Violent conflict can spell catastrophe for developing countries and their neighbors, stunting and even reversing the course of economic growth. Recent World Bank research on…