Environment and Conflict in West Africa
The research project shall contribute to conflict avoidance and resolution related to the use and protection of natural resources. The results will serve as a key basis for applied conflict avoidance frameworks.
Steckbrief
- Beteiligte Departemente Hochschule für Agrar-, Forst- und Lebensmittelwissenschaften
- Institut(e) Multifunktionale Waldwirtschaft
- Forschungseinheit(en) Waldpolitik und internationales Waldmanagement
- Förderorganisation Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (Bundesverwaltung)
- Laufzeit 01.04.2013 - 31.12.2015
- Projektleitung Astrid Mirjam Zabel von Felten
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Projektmitarbeitende
Astrid Mirjam Zabel von Felten
Mark Günter - Partner EDA
- Schlüsselwörter Conflict avoidance, resource mapping, forest, West Africa
Ausgangslage
The project goal is to develop methodological guidance on West African resource conflict and conflict avoidance within REDD+ that can be used in the region and also in Swiss positions and UN convention processes.
Vorgehen
A scientific review will be produced on factors found to improve natural resource conflict prevention and avoidance. The factors identified in the scientific review will then be discussed and developed further with stakeholders in the selected African countries. These findings will feed into an online tool that will be developed for natural resource mapping and conflict avoidance. The tool will be applied to the West African region.
