Environment and peacebuilding in war-torn societies : lessons from the UN environment programme’s experience with post-conflict assessment / Ken Conca and Jennifer Wallace.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: [Place of publication not identified] : United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2013.Description: Pages [63]-84 : color map ; 30 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet GE320. A33.
Summary: Summary: “The environment is not usually viewed as the most important problem in war-torn societies. Humanitarian relief, security, economic reconstruction, and political reconciliation all command attention as urgent priorities. Yet violent conflict does extraordinary damage to the environment on which people depend for their health and livelihoods; human insecurities in such settings have a strong, immediate ecological component as people struggle for clean water, sanitation, food, and fuel in a context of conflict-ravaged infrastructure, lost livelihoods, and disrupted institutions. Over time, more diffuse but…”—(page [63]).
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Caption title.
“May 2013”.
“Environment Law Institute and United Nations Environment Programme”—cover page.
“United Nations Environment Programme”—at head of title.

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary: “The environment is not usually viewed as the most important problem in war-torn societies. Humanitarian relief, security, economic reconstruction, and political reconciliation all command attention as urgent priorities. Yet violent conflict does extraordinary damage to the environment on which people depend for their health and livelihoods; human insecurities in such settings have a strong, immediate ecological component as people struggle for clean water, sanitation, food, and fuel in a context of conflict-ravaged infrastructure, lost livelihoods, and disrupted institutions. Over time, more diffuse but…”—(page [63]).

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