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Natural Resource Management

The Growing Battle between Mining and Agriculture

Written by Keith Slack, Extractive Industries Global Program Manager, Oxfam America

Could Afghanistan's Water Woes Undermine Peace?

*This is a joint posting with Natalie Nasrallah, Indepedent Research Consultant in International Development

Will Water Be the Cause of a Future War in the Middle East?

According to an Intelligence Community (IC) report released in February 2012, expected shortages in fresh water supplies and incre

Developing a Value Chain Approach for Peacebuilding in Resource-Rich Fragile States

Friction between extractive industry firms and local communities over actual or assumed grievances is a major conflict trigger in resource-rich fragile states.  Examples would include displace

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