ABSTRACT

In a Feinstein Center Report (FCR) Young and Osman (2006) ponder possibilities for different solutions using livelihood analysis, including its capacity to bring together and make manageable complex, yet related strands pertaining to the wider political economy of confl ict, its regional dimensions, relevant customary law and institutions, markets and trade, etc. Causal factors listed in the report include: economic and political marginalization; environmental threats, demographic pressures and ecological hardships; ethnic confl icts fueled by government inaction or partial support; and wider regional confl icts. In addition, the report reviews the impact of the confl ict on livelihoods in Darfur in order to consider implications for the Darfur Joint Assessment Mission/Early Recovery Programme (DJAM/ERP). It focuses on the ecological, environmental, and climatic factors that infl uence rural production systems and livelihoods, and also refers to the other major infl uences including ethnicity, trade, and migration. An implicit evaluation of the Darfur Peace Accord will be presented in Chapters 4 and 12.