id21 Conflict Prevention

How does illegal logging affect livelihoods in Cameroon?

id21 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:48:42 +0000

Illegal logging is said to account for more than half of the trees harvested in, and exported from, many developing countries. But new data suggest that export-related illegal logging has decreased in recent years. How does illegal logging affect the livelihoods of people living in and near forests?

Lessons from a long-term river dispute in India

id21 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:20:53 +0000

India has approximately 13.5 percent of the world’s population but only about 3 percent of the world’s total renewable water resources. This leads to conflicts over supplies. How can policymakers tackle the problems of water sharing?

Prioritising infrastructure in post-conflict reconstruction

id21 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:14:42 +0000

2005/12 - id21 [Armed conflicts have terrible consequences for the people affected by them. These conflicts also undermine and damage social and material infrastructure. Reconstructing this infrastructure is essential to sustain post-conflict recovery. Given the complexity of post-conflict contexts, developers must learn to assess situations adequately and set the right priorities]

Donors can lead in the practice of good governance

id21 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:06:19 +0000

2006/07 - id21 [Good governance - the fair and transparent management of a country’s resources and institutions - has become a key objective for European Union (EU) development assistance. Without practices that lead to good governance, donors are less willing to provide aid and for this reason the EU is supporting developing country programmes that focus on governance issues]

Conflict prevention is cost-effective

id21 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:56:35 +0000

2007/05 - id21 [Preventing conflicts could be more beneficial and cost-effective. However, preventive action may be unsuccessful or only delay the start of violence. In some cases, predicted conflicts would not have taken place even in the absence of preventive action. How can the international community plan cost-effective conflict prevention activities?]

Retaining legitimacy in fragile states

id21 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:21:47 +0000

2007/05 - id21 [Globalisation, liberalisation, and the withdrawal of external support from Cold War alliances have placed enormous strains on some developing countries - best described as 'fragile states'. These are states with high levels of poverty and inequality and low levels of state capacity. They are particularly vulnerable to internal and external shocks as well as domestic and international conflict]

Cooperation not competition for an effective European policy in Africa

id21 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:19:04 +0000

2008/03 - id21 [The European Union has integrated governance and security in its agenda for Africa. But the European policy is mostly driven by the relationships prevailing among the European Union’s main decision-making institutions. African security issues have provoked competition between the different member states and European institutions eager to play the role of ‘lead agency’]

Can certified timber reduce conflict in developing countries?

id21 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:00:59 +0000

2008/08 - id21 [Trade in illegal timber is a major threat to global security. It directly funds armed combatants in many conflicts around the world. It also encourages deforestation, which causes climate change and environmental degradation, leading to further conflicts over resources. Could timber certification help to end the illegal timber trade and reduce conflict?]