Over the past one hundred years in particular, there has been a steady process by which natural resources (such as ground-water, forests, fishing grounds and gr

Today’s changing security landscape requires a radical shift in the way the international community engages in conflict management. This report by the United

When the guns are silenced, those who have survived armed conflict need food, water, shelter, the means to earn a living, and the promise of safety and a return

Research carried out by the World Bank on the root causes of conflict and civil war finds that a developing country's economic dependence on natural resources o

This guide collects and summarizes good practices on the successful mediation of resource conflicts. It draws on the field experiences of mediators and mediatio