ABSTRACT

The past two decades have witnessed the emergence of a large body of research examining the linkage between environmental scarcity, violent conflict, and cooperation. However, this environmental security polemic is still trying to deliver a well-defined approach to achieving peace. Studies are being undertaken to find the precise pathways by which cooperative actions are expected not only to pre-empt or moderate resource conflicts but also to help diffuse cooperative behaviour to other disputed issues. The recognition that environmental resources can contribute to violent conflict accentuates their potential significance as pathways for cooperation and the consolidation of peace in post-conflict societies.

Conceived as a single and reliable reference source which will be a vital resource for students, researchers, and policy makers alike, the Routledge Handbook of Environmental Conflict and Peacebuilding presents a wide range of chapters written by key thinkers in the field, organised into four key parts:

  • Part I: Review of the concept and theories;
  • Part II: Review of thematic approaches (resources, scarcity, intervention, adaptation, and peacebuilding);

  • Part III: Case studies (Middle East, Iraq, Jordan, Liberia, Nepal, Colombia, Philippines);
  • Part IV: Analytical challenges and future-oriented perspectives.

Enabling the reader to find a concise expert review on topics that are most likely to arise in the course of conducting research or policy making, this volume presents a truly global overview of the key issues and debates in environmental conflict and peacebuilding.

chapter 1|13 pages

Environmental conflict and peacebuilding

An introduction

part I|68 pages

Review of the concept and theories

part II|90 pages

Review of thematic approaches

chapter 7|12 pages

Post-war environmental peacebuilding

Navigating renewable and non-renewable resources

chapter 11|30 pages

Revisiting securitization

An empirical analysis of environment and natural resource provisions in United Nations Security Council Resolutions, 1946–2016

part III|92 pages

Case studies

chapter 13|22 pages

Environmental peacebuilding in Iraq

Restoring the Iraqi Marshes and the ancient kahrez systems in the northern governorates

chapter 14|9 pages

Are there limits to environmental peacebuilding?

A critical reflection on water cooperation in the Jordan basin

chapter 16|14 pages

Environmental peacebuilding in Nepal

Lessons from Nepal’s micro-hydropower projects

part IV|64 pages

Analytical challenges and future-oriented perspectives

chapter 19|16 pages

Environmental conflict and peacebuilding in Africa

Connecting resources, issues, and ongoing governance initiatives

chapter 21|11 pages

Climate diplomacy and peace

chapter 23|14 pages

Environmental resource governance and peace

A critical review