Renewable Natural Resources : Practical Lessons for Conflict-Sensitive Development

Ruckstuhl, Sandra

Renewable Natural Resources : Practical Lessons for Conflict-Sensitive Development

2009

Ruckstuhl, Sandra

This paper explores how a 'conflict and violence sensitive' framework in project assessment, design and implementation facilitates early identification and mitigation of negative consequences of competition and dispute, and promotes sustainable development over the longer term. It discusses the role of renewable resources in perpetuating conflict and violence, and distills lessons from selected development programming experiences in managing conflict risks associated with these dynamics. The study emphasizes that building capacity to productively address conflict and to improve community resilience to ecological change decreases vulnerability to violence, and improves livelihoods particularly for the world's poorest communities. The study draws on a range of development experience and specifically examines six case studies: three from the World Bank portfolio and three external to the Bank. Of the World Bank projects, the paper considers Andhra Pradesh Community Forest Management Project (India), Land Conflict and Vulnerability Pilot Project (Afghanistan), and Second Fadama Development Project (Nigeria). The paper also studies three external cases: conservation of managed indigenous areas (Ecuador) and Building the Capacity of Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) to Resolve and Manage Environmental Conflicts in Virunga National Park (DRC), both financed by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); and the Community Development Component of German Technical Cooperation's (GTZ's) Palestinian Water Program (West Bank). The concluding chapter outlines good practice and lessons learned from experience, emphasizing principals for building institutional and organizational capacity that support constructive conflict management.

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adjudication agricultural development agricultural land agricultural practices agricultural production agricultural productivity agricultural sector alliances biodiversity capacity building civil rights civil society civil society organizations climate change common property communities community development community management community participation conflict management conflicts crime democracy development projects diet drought economic development environmental degradation environmental impact equality ethnic groups families farmers food security forest cover government agencies groundwater income industrialization irrigation land degradation land law land management land rights land tenure leadership legal rights livestock production local communities malnutrition meetings migration natural resources negotiation observers participation of women peacebuilding political parties pollution population growth poverty reduction project design project management property rights refugees renewable resources risk factors rule of law rural areas rural communities rural employment rural poverty social change social development social norms social values sustainable development urbanization violence vulnerability war water resources

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World Bank, Washington, DC

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Environmental damage; Poor; Demographic change; Dependence; Cycle of poverty; Livelihood security; Local infrastructure; Community groups; Rural economy; Tactics; Equal opportunity; Practitioners; Social impact; Conflict; Personal safety; Progress; Community conflict; Government capacity; Rural; Management systems; Service providers; Point of departure; Conflict characteristics; Development efforts; Project implementation; Natural resource problems; Technical assistance; Land issues; Scarcities; Police; National government; Inheritance rights; Infrastructure development; Conflict prevention; Elections; Economic changes; Environmental stress; Development process; Policy makers; Institutional capacity; Social stress; Population size; Violent conflict; Economic developments; Policy guidance; Returnee; Inheritance; Mediations; Self esteem; Socioeconomic change; International development; Household level; Local community; Authority; Returnees; Political economy; Conflict resolution; Environmentally sustainable development; Mediation; Social cohesion; Vulnerability to violence; Restitution; Policy development; Social impacts; Employment guarantee scheme; Policy framework; Dissemination; Public transportation; Early identification; Local development; Equal access; Containment; Violence prevention; Belief systems; Rural livelihoods; Development project; Access to irrigation; Migration for employment; Role models; Legal support; Rebel; Illness; Refugee; Social changes; Regulatory agencies; Nongovernmental organization; Poor countries; Modalities; Humanitarian assistance; Dispute resolution; Security situation; Remote areas; Experienced violence; National level; Family units; Pilot project; Militarization; Project documents; Environmental change; National levels; Government support; Peace; Fighting; Observer; Local capacity; Social conflict; Exploitation; Respect; Technical training; Population movements; Enforcement mechanisms; Technical cooperation; Constructive conflict; Participatory institutions; Development goals; Traditional practice; Constructive conflict management; Young people; Inequities; Crises; Natural resource; Balance of power; Indigenous groups; Service provider; Project appraisal; Basic human needs; Natural resource management

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CC BY 3.0 IGO. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo. World Bank

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Working Paper; Publications & Research :: Working Paper; Publications & Research

Source

Conflict, Crime & Violence Issue Note;

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