In their recent study "Lessons UNlearned. How the UN and Member States must do more to end natural resource-fuelled conflicts", Global Witness criticises the international community for having neither the will nor the capacity to deal with natural-resource-fuelled conflicts. The report provides several case studies and concrete recommendations for the United Nations and their member countries.



The Rights and Resource Initiative has published the new article "Fodder for War: Getting to the Crux of the Natural Resources Crisis", which analyses the close relationships between land tenure and conflict. The author points to unequal tenure and property rights as the most important source for conflicts over land and natural resources.



On behalf of the Directorate-General External Relations of the European Commission, Adelphi Research developed case studies with regional scenarios on climate change and international security. The reports provide an overview of the potential risks and developments for the Indian-Pacific Ocean Island States, Middle America, South East Asia, and South West Asia.



The revised and updated fourth Edition of the "Green Planet Blues. Four Decades of Global Environmental Politics" by Geoffrey Dabelko and Ken Conca examines global environmental politics from a range of perspectives. The three key paradigms of sustainability, environmental security, and ecological justice frame the debates in the book. Fourteen new readings include discussions on environment-conflict linkages, including the case of Darfur; environmental peacebuilding; and the linkages between climate change and human rights.

Published in: ECC-Newsletter, February 2010