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Month: October 2011

Climate change and the new geography of violence

Posted on 28th October 2011 by Benno Hansen

One of the unpleasant effects of climate change is its tendency to incite further conflict where such already exist and in some cases war is already looming. Sociologist and writer Christian Parenti is blaming “pathologies of neoliberalism” and Cold War leftovers that converge with climate change effects for inciting further conflict where it already lingers….

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Biofuel demand and CO2 quotas drive violent land grabs in Honduras

Posted on 20th October 2011 by Benno Hansen

To the country whose history coined the term “banana republic” land grabs is not a new phenomenon. The European Union funding it by buying carbon credits and biofuel from the perpetrators is, however. In the case of Honduras, the global rush for production of biofuel and access to carbon credits is making it profitable for…

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Obama intervenes in Ugandan oil trouble zone

Posted on 16th October 2011 by Benno Hansen

Oil have been found in the underground below Lake Albert on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Western companies are working with the Ugandan government to get development under way but a myriad of issues seem to delay the project: Criminal and rebel activity is up and rising, Ugandan democracy…

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Global food industry on course to drive rapid habitat loss – research https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/21/global-food-industry-to-drive-rapid-habitat-loss-research?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

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Secretive ‘gold rush’ for deep-sea mining dominated by handful of firms https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/09/secretive-gold-rush-for-deep-sea-mining-dominated-by-handful-of-firms?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

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The "massive and constantly updated stream of data has proven useful in monitoring the time-sensitive aspects of the escalation of social unrest in the past, demonstrating potential for identifying emerging security threats in the wake of climate change" https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/12/big-data-could-help-anticipate-violence-and-put-peace-in-its-way/

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