Course Syllabus
Module 1: Course Overview (Week 1)
Chapter 1.1 Welcome and Introduction
Chapter 1.2 Evolution of Environment, Peace, and Conflict Linkages
Chapter 1.3 Conceptual Framework for Environmental Peacebuilding
Chapter 1.4 Case Study: Environmental Peacebuilding in Colombia
Chapter 1.5 Case Study: Extractives and Peacebuilding in Aynak, Afghanistan
Module 2: Natural Resources and Conflict Causes (Weeks 2 and 3)
Chapter 2.1 Introduction to Module 2
Chapter 2.2 Drivers of Violent Conflict Emergence
Chapter 2.3 Case Study: Diamonds and Conflict in Sierra Leone
Chapter 2.4 Climate Stress, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
Chapter 2.5 Case Study: Climate Change Dimensions of the Arab Spring
Chapter 2.6 Governance and Resilience
Chapter 2.7 Transparency and Access to Information
Chapter 2.8 Conflict Sensitivity
Chapter 2.9 Conflict Pathways & Determinants in Mining, Oil, and Gas
Chapter 2.10 Mediating Natural Resource Conflicts
Chapter 2.11 Case Study: Land as a Conflict Driver in Sierra Leone
Chapter 2.12 Wrap-up of Module 2
Module 3: Natural Resources and the Environment during Armed Conflict (Weeks 4 and 5)
Chapter 3.1 Introduction to Module 3
Chapter 3.2 The Importance of Natural Resources during Conflict
Chapter 3.3 Environmental Impacts of Armed Conflict
Chapter 3.4 Breakdown of Environmental Governance and Social Relationships
Chapter 3.5 Conflict Resources and Pillage
Chapter 3.6 Case Study: Blood Chocolate - Cacao and Conflict in Côte d'Ivoire
Chapter 3.7 National Tools for Addressing Conflict Resources
Chapter 3.8 International Law Protecting the Environment during Armed Conflict
Chapter 3.9 Implementing International Law during Armed Conflict
Chapter 3.10 UN Security Council Tools for Addressing Resource Conflicts
Chapter 3.11 Case Study: Diamonds, Timber and Conflict in Liberia
Chapter 3.12 Natural Resources in Peace Agreements
Chapter 3.13 Wrap-up of Module 3
Module 4: Post-Conflict Environmental Peacebuilding (Weeks 6 and 7)
Chapter 4.1 Introduction to Module 4
Chapter 4.2 Environment and Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Assessments
Chapter 4.3 Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources for Recovery
Chapter 4.4 Natural Resources in Security and Stabilization
Chapter 4.5 Restoring Livelihoods and Building Resilience
Chapter 4.6 Resources as Entry Points for Dialogue and Cooperation
Chapter 4.7 Case Study: Cooperation around Shared Water in the Jordan River
Chapter 4.8 Rebuilding Environmental Governance
Chapter 4.9 Empowering Women in Natural Resource Management and Peacebuilding
Chapter 4.10 Using Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue to Navigate Natural Resource Conflicts
Chapter 4.11 Spatial Planning and Recovery
Chapter 4.12 Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Reconstruction
Chapter 4.13 Coordination in Peacebuilding
Chapter 4.14 Case Study: Environmental Peacebuilding through Water Management in Wadi El Ku, Sudan
Chapter 4.15 Wrap-up of Module 4
Module 5: Course Wrap-up and Final Assignment (Week 8)
Chapter 5.1 Course Wrap-up and Final Assessment
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