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Africa Progress Report 2013: Equity in Extractives

With a strong focus on equity, this year’s report explores the potential, problems and policy options associated with natural resources by focusing on oil, gas and mining.

Annual Report 2011-2012: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice

In this Annual Report from the German Development Institute, researchers re-evaluate conventional approaches to international development in lieu of the changing economic and political landscape around the world.

Aphrodite's Gift: Can Cypriot Gas Power a New Dialogue?

This report from the International Crisis Group analyses what effects Cypriot gas discoveries could have on the prospects for peace.

Backdraft: The Conflict Potential of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

This report from the Woodrow Wilson Center gathers leading environmental security experts to analyze these underexplored aspects of responding to climate change.

Black Gold for Blue Gold? Sudan’s Oil, Ethiopia’s Water and Regional Integration

This paper from Chatham House analyzes the relationship between Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia, outlining the potential pitfalls and possibilities of regional integration.

China's New Courtship in South Sudan

This report from the International Crisis Group discusses China's increasing involvement in Sudan and its potential consequences.

CIDA’s Partnership with Mining Companies Fails to Acknowledge and Address the Role of Mining in the Creation of Development Deficits

Mining Watch Canada discusses CIDA's practice of subsidizing Corporate Social Responsibility projects, and the social effects this practice has on the extractive sector.

Climate Change and National Security: Exploring the Connection

This paper from the George C. Marshall Institute investigates the linkages between climate change and national security with the hope of finding the best way forward.

Climate Variability and Conflict Risk in East Africa, 1990–2009

This report from NAS takes a new look at the link between conflict and climate change in Africa.

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