Conflict Prevention, Mediation, & Recovery
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Role of Technology in Promoting Peace
Briefs & Development
Technology in itself has a very broad meaning. From wheel to the latest launched satellite, all comes under the development of technology for the peace…
Composite Water Management Index
Briefs & Development
India is suffering from the worst water crisis in its history and millions of lives and livelihoods are under threat. Currently, 600 million Indians face…
Ecological Impact of Rohingya Refugees on Forest Resources: Remote Sensing Analysis of Vegetation Cover Change in Teknaf Peninsula in Bangladesh
Briefs & Development
Satellite remote sensing technique has been used to assess the vegetation cover changes experienced by areas severely affected by Rohingya refugees in Teknaf peninsula of…
Civil Conflict Sensitivity to Growing-Season Drought
Briefs & Development
To date, the research community has failed to reach a consensus on the nature and significance of the relationship between climate variability and armed conflict.…
Charting Environmental Conflict -- The Atlas of Environmental Justice
Briefs & Development
On 22 June, 100s of people came together in Brussels to mourn for Jo Cox. There was a minute of silence even in the Belgian…
Climate Data Can Be Critical in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States – Here’s How to Get It
Blog
When war breaks out, what happens to the weather forecast? Violent conflict disrupts many essential services in developing countries and one of the most overlooked…
Conflict, Forced Migration and Property Claims
Blog
Amidst widespread fighting in Iraq and Syria, millions of distressed civilians have fled their homes. In Yemen as well, war has led to mass displacement…
Accessing and Using Climate Data and Information in Fragile Data-Poor States
Briefs & Development
The vulnerability of populations in fragile states to weather and climate variability is typically much higher than in other countries. These countries, and their populations,…
Needs Before Tools: Using Technology in Environmental Conflict Resolution
Briefs & Development
Environmental conflict resolution practitioners have become increasingly interested in using information technology to work collaboratively across sectors. Discussions to date, however, have focused on specific…
Geographies of Conflict
Briefs & Development
Ghana and Peru have experienced dramatic growth in their mining and hydrocarbons sectors in recent years, and both countries have also experienced conflict between local…
The Role of Land Records in Support of Post-Conflict Land Administration: A Case Study of Rwanda in Gasabo District
Briefs & Development
Land records in post-conflict land administration are considered as proof of ownership right in land and boundaries. Therefore, this research has classified land records into…
Early Warning Early Action in East Africa: Mechanisms for Rapid Decision Making
Briefs & Development
The crisis in the Horn of Africa and the declaration of famine conditions in parts of Somalia in 2011 provided renewed impetus to break, once…
Human Dimensions of Land Use and Land Cover Change Related to Civil Unrest in the Imatong Mountains of South Sudan
Briefs & Development
Civil unrest disrupts not only the lives of people in the impacted area, but also the environment in ways not well understood. While armed conflict…
Registering the Human Terrian: A Valuation of Cadastre
Toolkits & Guidance
By tying a name to a place, a cadastre can answer the difficult “who” question: who is behind a given problem? A cadastre can also…
Drawing a Line under the Crisis: Reconciling Returnee Land Access and Security in Post-Conflict Rwanda
Briefs & Development
This report is part of a broader comparative effort by the Overseas Development Institute’s Humanitarian Policy Group on Land Tenure in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations,…
Returnee Land Access: Lessons from Rwanda
Briefs & Development
This background briefing reports on a study of land access for returnees in Rwanda, and the impacts of land access policies in the post-conflict period.…
Modernizing Insecurity: The Land Titling Project in Honduras
Briefs & Development
The Honduran land titling project (the Proyecto de Titulación de Tierra para los Pequeños Productores), initiated in 1982, was intended to enhance security in land rights,…