Economy and Peacebuilding

Framing development as history looking forwards

Ten ideas for lobbying David Cameron as co-chair of the post-2015 MDG High Level Panel

This blog post by Alert’s Director of Programmes Phil Vernon is also available on OpenDemocracy

Phil Vernon
Thu, 31/05/2012

Alert contributes to establishing a Committee on Women in Cross-border Trade

Improving conditions for women traders in the Great Lakes

In the context of an ongoing programme on Women’s Economic Empowerment, Alert co-organised a regional workshop with the Economic Community of the Great Lakes (CEPGL) and UN WOMEN on April 25th – 27th in Gisenyi, Rwanda.

Maria Lange
Thu, 31/05/2012

New report on trans-Ingur/i economic relations

Engaging economic actors in peacebuilding in the South Caucasus

International Alert has published a new Economy and Conflict study on the Georgian-Abkhaz context. Prospects for the regulation of trans-Ingur/i economic relations: Stakeholder analysis analyses the views among business communities, particularly small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), on the issue of regulating economic relations across the river Ingur/i which largely follows the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict divide.

Oskari Pentikainen
Mon, 30/04/2012

Prospects for the regulation of trans-Ingur/i economic relations (English)

Stakeholder analysis
Natalia Mirimanova
March, 2012
International Alert
48 pages
London, UK
978-1-906677-19-0

The report analyses views among business communities, particularly small- and medium size enterprises (SMEs), on the issue of the regulating trans-Ingur/i economic relations, Georgian-Abkhaz conflict transformation and the invigoration of the political process. The report is a continuation of an Abkhaz-Georgian action research process which began in 2009 and evolved more generally from International Alert’s Economy and Conflict work in the South Caucasus.

The report analyses views among business communities on the issue of regulating trans-Ingur/i economic relations and Georgian-Abkhaz conflict transformation. It seeks to deepen understanding of the economic dimensions of peacebuilding, as well as to engage economic actors in peacebuilding in the South Caucasus.

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What peace and whose?

Envisioning a more comprehensive, more stable peace in South Sudan and Sudan

 

What peace and whose?

International Alert has recently launched a paper that explores some profound questions about peace and peacebuilding in South Sudan and Sudan, as a contribution to the debate about how to build a more comprehensive and more stable peace within and between the two Sudans.

Richard Baltrop
Tue, 28/02/2012

Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights

National-Level Implementation Guidance Note
Fund for Peace
International Alert
August, 2010
International Alert and The Fund for Peace
20 pages
London, UK

The purpose of this document is to give guidance to those interested in initiating or supporting a national‐level process to implement the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. The Fund for Peace (FfP) and International Alert (IA) have joined in this effort as two of the participant NGOs in the international‐level dialogue of the VPs, with funding from the Government of Norway and support from the Government of the Republic of Colombia, two of the governments formally involved in the process.

This document aims to provide guidance to those interested in initiating or supporting a national‐level process to implement the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.

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Caucasus tea festival

Promoting economic cooperation across the South Caucasus

 

Caucasus Tea FestivalOn 16th October, International Alert’s partner Caucasus Business and Development Network (CBDN) organised the annual Caucasus Tea Festival in Tbilisi, Georgia. The aim of the Festival is to promote sectoral cooperation and popularise the Caucasus Tea brand across the region.

Gulru Nabieva
Mon, 31/10/2011

Regulating trans-Ingur/i economic relations (English)

Views from two banks
International Alert
July, 2011
International Alert
44 pages
London, UK
978-1-906677-08-4

This publication contains a collection of articles produced by Abkhaz and Georgian experts on the subject of the political and economic dividends – or losses – that could be brought about by regulating economic relations across the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict divide. It is an outcome of an action research process that began in 2009 and evolved more generally from International Alert’s Economy and Conflict work in the South Caucasus on engaging economic actors in peacebuilding.

This publication contains a collection of articles produced by Abkhaz and Georgian experts on the subject of the political and economic dividends – or losses – that could be brought about by regulating economic relations across the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict divide.

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La complexité de la Gestion des Ressources dans un Contexte de Fragilité de l’État

Le Cas de l’Est de la RDC
Jeroen Cuvelier (Ed.)
November, 2010
International Alert and IPIS
84 pages
London, UK
978-1-906677-74-9

Bien que de nombreuses études publiées au cours de la décennie qui vient de s’écouler aient souligné le rôle central joué par l’exploitation minière artisanale et à petite échelle du coltan, de l’or et de la cassitérite dans les conflits qui continuent de secouer la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), le mode opératoire des différents acteurs participant à l’exploitation et au commerce de ces minerais reste mal connu.

Bien que de nombreuses études publiées au cours de la décennie qui vient de s’écouler aient souligné le rôle central joué par l’exploitation minière artisanale et à petite échelle du coltan, de l’or et de la cassitérite dans les conflits qui continuent de secouer la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), le mode opératoire des différents acteurs participant à l’exploitation et au commerce de ces minerais reste mal connu. Il est crucial que des initiatives visant à réformer l’industrie de l’exploitation minière artisanale se basent sur une analyse approfondie des dynamiques politiques, économiques et sociales sur le terrain. Ce rapport de recherche analyse les réseaux commerciaux au sein du secteur minier et leurs liens avec les acteurs militaires, économiques et politiques de l’est de la RDC, en se focalisant sur les provinces du Nord et du Sud-Kivu, du district de l'Ituri et de la Province Orientale.

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Caucasian brands presented at the Kars Food Expo, Turkey

Promoting regional economic cooperation and dialogue

Between 29th June and 1st July 2011, International Alert’s Caucasus Business and Development Network (CBDN) partners organised a Food Expo in Kars, Turkey with the aim of promoting Turkish-Armenian and South Caucasian business relations as well as regional economic cooperation and dialogue.

Gulru Nabieva
Tue, 02/08/2011

Oil and Gas Laws in Uganda

A Legislators' Guide
International Alert
May, 2011
International Alert
46 pages
London, UK
978-906677-88-6

The current phase of oil exploration in Uganda offers a unique opportunity to alleviate poverty and create broad-based development and improved standards of living across the country.

A framework for managing oil exploration in Uganda with the aim of becoming a helpful tool for legislators.

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Private Sector Development in Conflict-Affected Environments

Key Resources for Practitioners
Lisa Curtis, Peter Davis, Canan Gündüz, Andrew Ockenden, Thomas Pedrick, Tony Vaux
Joost Van Der Zwan
October, 2010
DCED
62 pages
Oxford, UK

This publication is aimed at PSD practitioners and provides practical guidance on how to develop and evaluate PSD programming in conflict-affected environments (CAEs). It provides four main areas of guidance:

Helps private sector development (PSD) practitioners make better and timelier interventions in conflict affected environments (CAEs), and to have a positive effect on all aspects of conflict management and peace-building.

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Practice note 7: Conflict-sensitive land policy and land governance in Africa

Peacebuilding essentials for economic development practitioners
Joost Van Der Zwan
April, 2011
International Alert
15 pages
London, UK
978-1-906677-58-9

This practice note explains the importance of using a conflict-sensitive approach to land policy and land governance in conflict-prone or conflict- affected contexts. It offers guidelines and principles on how economic development planners and practitioners can promote conflict-sensitive land policy reform and implementation. Conflict-sensitivity in this context denotes the consideration by policy-makers and practitioners of the range of issues that may have, or may in future, cause and trigger violence.

This practice note explains the importance of using a conflict-sensitive approach to land policy and land governance in conflict-prone or conflict- affected contexts in Africa.

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