AUTHOR: United Nations Interagency Framework Team for Preventive Action LAST UPDATED: 2012 TYPE OF TOOL: Handbook KEYWORDS: environmental management, conflict sensitivity, land and land use, water, fuel and energy, minerals, impact assessment, United Nations Interagency Framework Team for Preventive Action, handbook FORMAT: Downloadable PDF files LANGUAGES: English WEB LINK: http://www.un.org/en/land-natural-resources-conflict/ Strengthening capacity for conflict sensitive […]
Minerals
Minerals
CONFLICT-SENSITIVE BUSINESS PRACTICE: GUIDANCE FOR EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES
AUTHOR: International Alert LAST UPDATED: March 2005 TYPE OF TOOL: Handbook KEYWORDS: environmental management, conflict sensitivity, minerals, land and land use, fuel and energy, water, International Alert, handbook FORMAT: Downloadable PDF document, 195 pages LANGUAGES: English, Spanish WEB LINK: http://www.international-alert.org/ (International Alert) http://www.international-alert.org/sites/default/files/Economy_2005_CSBPGuidanceForExtractives_All_EN_v2013.pdf (tool) ABOUT THE TOOL: “Conflict-sensitive business practice: Guidance for extractive industries consists […]
ENVIRONMENT, CONFLICT, AND COOPERATION PLATFORM
Website/platform for exchange on environment, conflict, and cooperation. Relevant news and articles, reports and publications, and other resources, clustered by topics and regions on fully searchable site.
USAID CONFLICT TOOLKITS FOR NATURAL RESOURCES
Series of handbooks on natural resources, conflict, and cooperation. Lessons learned. Options for programming. Tools to identify/evaluate conflict risk and peacebuilding potential of NRM programs.
USAID ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE DATABASE
Searchable database. Contains copies of USAID environmental impact assessments. Database updated as new documents are approved. Summary information on assessment and link to actual document.
ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES FOR SMALL SCALE ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA
Outlines impacts for activities in various sectors; provides guidance for sector program design, environmental mitigation and monitoring guidance. Annotated bibliography of resources.
GREENING THE BLUE HELMETS: ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
Report on how PKOs affect/are affected by natural resources/environmental conditions. Environmental management. Role in countries where natural resources finance violent conflicts.
POLICY BRIEF: HIGH-VALUE NATURAL RESOURCES AND POST-CONFLICT PEACEBUILDING
Policy brief. Addressing high-value natural resources in-post conflict situations. Guidance on resource base, local economies, strengthening governance, benefit-sharing, mitigating impacts, etc.
GUIDELINES ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONFLICT
Overview of factors and trends that can trigger or exacerbate natural resource conflicts. Examples of typical NRM conflicts and successful conflict mitigation projects.