ABSTRACT
This chapter proposes and analyzes the variables that affect the feasibility of including natural resource issues in a peace process. It proposes and analyzes the factors that determine the impact of including natural resource issues in a peace process. The chapter analyzes instruments available to the international community and natural resource practitioners during the peace talks. It proposes and briefly analyzes five hypothetical scenarios and the actions that the international community and natural resource practitioners can take in such scenarios when designing strategies for incorporating natural resource issues into a peace process. The chapter attempts to define what is a good program or policy for the management of any specific natural resource during the post-conflict period. Post-conflict needs assessments and their corresponding transitional results frameworks are inclusive processes that may serve as better tools for addressing natural resource needs and strategies during the post-conflict period.
