Information on
"Natural Resources"
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"Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Kinshasa)"
November 2012
July 2012
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11 Jul 2012
Black Gold in the Congo: Threat to Stability or Development Opportunity?
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher:
International Crisis Group
This report discusses how the renewal of oil interest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo represents a threat to stability in the still vulnerable post-conflict country. More on «Black Gold in the Congo: Threat to Stability or Development Opportunity?»
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Jul 2012
Livelihoods, Basic Services and Social Protection in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Author: Bart Weijs, Dorothea Hilhorst, Adriaan Ferf
Publisher:
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
After almost two decades of war and insecurity in DRC, basic services including health care, education, transport, water and sanitation are still fragile and insufficient. More on «Livelihoods, Basic Services and Social Protection in Democratic Republic of the Congo»
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Jul 2012
The Timber Trade in Africa’s Great Lakes: Implications for Uganda and the Region
Author: Mari-Lise du Perez, Romy Chevallier
Publisher:
South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
Most of the timber traded in Africa’s Great Lakes originates in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and either ends up in Uganda or transits through Uganda to the region. More on «The Timber Trade in Africa’s Great Lakes: Implications for Uganda and the Region»
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Jul 2012
Timber Trade in Africa’s Great Lakes
Author: Romy Chevallier, Mari-Lise du Preez
Publisher:
South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
This report provides a political economy analysis of the trade in tropical timber from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to and through Uganda via the Northern Transit Corridor. More on «Timber Trade in Africa’s Great Lakes»
May 2012
March 2012
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Mar 2012
Goodwill and Hard Bargains
Author: Gregory Mthembu-Salter
Publisher:
South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
This paper examines Indian and Chinese business interests that seek to profitably engage with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) without falling victim to its multiple political and economic risks. More on «Goodwill and Hard Bargains»
January 2012
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Jan 2012
What’s Wrong with Dodd-Frank 1502?
Author: Laura E Seay
Publisher:
Center for Global Development (CGD)
In this report, the author traces the development of section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act with respect to the pursuit of a conflict minerals-based strategy by US advocates. More on «What’s Wrong with Dodd-Frank 1502?»
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2012
Auf der Suche nach dem sauberen Gold
Author: Friedel Hütz-Adams, Christine Andrä, Marie Müller, Pedro Morazán, Sarah Deiss, Anke Täubert
Publisher:
Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
Diese Studie untersucht, welche Organisationsformen von Kleinschürfern dazu beitragen können, soziale und ökologische Verbesserungen im Goldabbau durchzusetzen, und ob Zertifizierungsprozesse ebenfalls ein positiver Ansatz sind. More on «Auf der Suche nach dem sauberen Gold»
October 2011
