Monitoring
Conflicts over Natural Resources in the Global South: Conceptual Approaches
2017
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CRC Press
Maarten Bavinck, Lorenzo Pellegrini, and Erik Mostert
Inhabitants of poor, rural areas in the Global South heavily depend on natural resources in their immediate vicinity. Conflicts over and exploitation of these resources…
Environmental Conflict and Cooperation
2019
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Routledge
James R. Lee
Environmental Conflict and Cooperation explores the evolution of environmental conflict as a field of research and the study of cooperation as an alternative to war. Over…
Education and Environmental Peacebuilding: Insights from Three Projects in Israel and Palestine
2019
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Annals of the American Association of Geographers
Tobias Ide and Amit Tubi
Environmental peacebuilding has attracted great scholarly and political interest in recent years, but little knowledge is available on the interface of education and environmental peacebuilding.…
In Defense of Land Rights: A Monitoring Report on Land Conflicts in Six Asian Countries
2019
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Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development
Private sector investments in agriculture have been increasing in Asia. This increase in agricultural investments has contributed to intensified competition for agricultural lands. Forest communities…
Leveraging Co-benefits between Gender Equality and Climate Action for Sustainable Development: Mainstreaming Gender Considerations in Climate Change Projects
2016
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UN Women
In September 2015, world leaders from 193 nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the United Nations General Assembly. While some have hailed…
Mainstreaming Gender in Green Climate Fund Projects: A Practical Manual to Support the Integration of Gender Equality in Climate Change Interventions and Climate Finance
2017
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Green Climate Fund and UN Women
Climate change is not only one of the greatest environmental and development challenges facing the world today, it is one that will have critical impacts…
Leaving No One Behind: Equality and Non-Discrimination at the Heart of Sustainable Development
2017
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United Nations System
In April 2016, the members of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) committed to put the imperative to eliminate discrimination and…
Gender Equality and Empowerment Benchmark: Initial Scoping Research Report
2018
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World Benchmarking Alliance
The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) seeks to generate a movement around increasing the private sector’s impact towards a sustainable future for all. In 2015, the…
Turning Promises Into Action: Gender Equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
2018
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UN Women
“Turning promises into action: Gender equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, UN Women’s new flagship report, provides a comprehensive and authoritative assessment of…
Natural Resource Federalism: Considerations for Myanmar
2018
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Natural Resource Governance Institute
Andrew Bauer, Natalie Kirk, Sebastian Sahla, Khin Saw Htay, Ko Ko Lwin, and Paul Shortell
The management of non-renewable natural resources—oil, natural gas, minerals and gemstones—is a complex job. Governments must draft and implement laws and regulations on an array…
Tackling Global Challenges to Equality and Inclusion through the Gender-Responsive Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Spotlight on SDGs 10, 13 and 16
2019
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UN Women
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development carries huge transformative potential. Its vision of putting people and planet first, focusing on sustaining peace, putting gender equality…
State of the Siverskyi Donets Basin and Related Risks Under Military Operations: Technical Report
2019
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Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
The report, available in English and Ukrainian, includes overview of working materials in the field of protection and use of water resources in the Siverskyi Donets…
Participatory Research Methodologies: Development and Post-Conflict Disaster/Conflict Reconstruction
2010
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Ashgate Publishing
Alpaslan Ozerdem and Richard Bowd
Participatory research methodologies have been used since the 1970s as a tool to garner accurate information about communities in which development practitioners operate. Their usefulness…
Gender and Climate Change: Do Female Parliamentarians Make Difference?
2019
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European Journal of Political Economy
Astghik Mavisakalyan and Yashar Tarverdi
This paper investigates whether female political representation in national parliaments influences climate change policy outcomes. Based on data from a large sample of countries, we…
Exploring Community Resilience and Early Warning Solution for Flash Floods, Debris Flow and Landslides in Conflict Prone Villages of Badakhshan, Afghanistan
2019
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International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Ashutosh Mohanty, Mujahid Hussain, M. Mishra, D.B. Kattel, and Indrajit Pal
There is a visible paradigm shift in disaster research from hazard and vulnerability assessment to developing framework for community resilience. Further, there is growing recognization…
Linking Mining with Sustainable Development in Afghanistan: The Value of Community-Based Monitoring Approaches
2018
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Journal of Multidisciplinary Reseach at Trent
Roohullah Rahimi
This research attempts to show that community-based monitoring in the mining sector is rooted in the unease about the negative social and environmental impacts of…
A Framework for Assessing the Impacts of Mining Development on Regional Water Resources in Colombia
2018
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Water
Neil McIntyre
Developing its large-scale mining industry is an economic priority for Colombia. However, national capacity to assess and manage the water resource impacts of mining is…
Environment and Peacebuilding in War-torn Societies: Lessons from the UN Environment Programme's Experience with Postconflict Assessment
2009
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Global Governance
Ken Conca and Jennifer Wallace
Environmental challenges create high-stakes choices in war-torn societies. Handled well, they may create a solid foundation for peace and sustainable development; handled poorly, they risk…
Climate Change and Conflict: Making Sense of Disparate Findings
2014
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Political Geography
Idean Salehyan
This introduction to the special issues starts with a general overview of the literature. The relationship between climate, climate change, and conflict has been empirically…
Food Security and Conflict: Empirical Challenges and Future Opportunities for Research and Policy Making on Food Security and Conflict
2018
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World Development
Charles P. Martin-Shields and Wolfgang Stojetz
During the previous decade there has been an increased focus on the role of food security in conflict processes, both in the academic and policy…
How the End of Armed Conflicts Influence Forest Cover and Subsequently Ecosystem Services Provision? An Analysis of Four Case Studies in Biodiversity Hotspots
2019
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Science Direct
Nelson Grima and Simron J. Singh
Ecosystem Services are commonly understood as the goods and services people obtain from nature, such as carbon sequestration, provision of food and fibres, pollination, etc.…
Assessing Impact - Monitoring & Evaluation for Environmental Peacebuilding [Video]
2018
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Juha Uitto and Amanda Woomer
Effective and inclusive monitoring and evaluation systems are essential for assessing the effectiveness, impact, and sustainability of any programming, and are particularly critical in conflict-affected…
External Evaluation - "Good Water Neighbours Project" - Concluding Report of Years 2012-2014
2014
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EcoPeace Middle East
The Good Water Neighbor (GWN) project is the flagship project of EcoPeace/Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) since 2001. FoEME's main objective is to…
Resolving Industrial Plantation Conflicts in Indonesia: Can Mediation Deliver?
2018
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Forest Policy and Economics
Ahmad Dhiaulhaq, John F. McCarthy, and Yurdi Yasmi
During the expansion of industrial plantations across the Global South, forest and land conflicts have emerged on a very large scale. Despite recent reforms of resource…
Evaluating Environmental Conflict Resolution: Practitioners, Projects, and the Movement
2018
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Micah Fisher and Tina Sablan
Conflict Resolution Quarterly
Environmental conflict is complex and variable, and over time, a concerted field has developed to study processes for collaboration and resolution. This article examines the…
Evaluating Environmental Conflict Resolution: Practitioners, Projects, and the Movement
2018
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Conflict Resolution Quarterly
Micah Fisher and Tina Sablan
Environmental conflict is complex and variable, and over time, a concerted field has developed to study processes for collaboration and resolution. This article examines the…
Conflict Minerals Disclosure Requirements and Corporate Social Responsibility: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
2018
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CPA Journal
Fatima Alali and Sophia I-Ling Wang
Among the many topics of concern for companies and investors interested in social responsibility is the use of minerals sourced from war zones and countries…
Conflict-Sensitive Resource and Asset Management (COSERAM)
2018
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Philippines, especially Mindanao, is marked by political and social unrest, often leading to armed violence. The conflict-affected areas are rich in natural resources – such…
What the Environment Has to Do with Peacebuilding [Podcast]
2018
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Raoul Wallenberg Institute
Carl Bruch
In this episode of “On Human Rights,” we have an interview from the recent Nature of Peace conference at Lund University. Our senior researcher Alejandro Fuentes interviews…
Water When It Counts: Reducing Scarcity through Irrigation Monitoring in Central Mozambique
2018
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World Bank
Paul Christian, Florence Kondylis, Valerie Mueller, Astrid Zwager, and Tobias Siegfried
Management of common-pool resources in the absence of individual pricing can lead to suboptimal allocation. In the context of irrigation schemes, this can create water…