Ressource Governance

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Introduction

Resource politics and ecological transformation

Alongside tackling climate change and global poverty, using resources sustainably and distributing them fairly across the globe is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. Much natural resource wealth is located in emerging economies and developing countries, which suffer not only from poverty but also from major democratic shortcomings.

For many people in these countries this resource wealth is a curse rather than a blessing. At the same time, securing the supply of raw materials for industrial production has become a top priority of industrialised and emerging countries.What kind of resource policy do we need in Germany and globally to make a an equitable ecological transformation possible?

Ressource Governance

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Dossier

Unconventional Oil: A Challenge for Local Communities

With conventional oil production in decline, the global oil industry is investing heavily in dirtier and riskier forms of oil and also in unconventional resources, such as tar sands, and oil shale. All are difficult and costly to produce, usually more carbon intensive than conventional oil and may have calamitous long-term impacts on the local environment.

 

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After spring comes? Recent development investments into the MENA region

- October 31, 2012 - In the wake of the Arab Spring, G8 countries and other nations have pledged major sums to stabilize the region. These financial and economic support packages could also fail to stabilize the region. Successfully managing the wide range of risks involved in the region requires addressing vulnerabilities directly in order to turn what will be a low-carbon and resource-constrained future from a risk into an opportunity.  Sabrina Schulz more»

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Seasons of Change: Climate, Energy and Resource Politics in the MENA Region

- In the midst of turbulent times in the Middle East and North Africa, Qatar is hosting the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Doha from November 26 to December 7, 2012. This trilingual webdossier presents analysis and perspectives on how climate change, resource and energy politics relate to political and social change.  more»

International Dialogue Project: Resource Equity in a Finite World

- One of the great challenges of the 21st century is to bring about global equity without further overstepping the planet’s ecological limits or overusing the earth’s finite resources. Twenty years after the Rio Earth Summit and forty years after the publication of Meadows’ "Limits to Growth" the Heinrich Böll Stiftung wants to build on its successful project work on resource and agricultural policy at headquarter and country office level, and launch an international dialogue process on Resource Politics.
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Publication Series on Ecology, Volume 26

International Resource Politics

- June 19, 2012 - Natural resources are back on the agenda. This paper underlines a new dimension of international relations and pleads for new approaches, called international resource politics, which can be used for ongoing debates concerning green economy and transition strategies. more»
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Four Years after the World Food Price Crisis: The Governance of World Food Security

- October 14, 2011 - The 2007–2008 world food price crisis caused political and economical instability and social unrest in both poor and developed nations. This was only the latest example for a functioning food system being an indispensable pillar of a stable economy and a society capable of reproducing itself. A new study outlines steps how the intergovernmental Committee on World Food Security could be expanded towards a politically relevant international steering committee. Nora McKeon more»
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Trawling the Globe: The Hunt for Natural Resources

- July 14, 2011 - Resource governance is no longer a peripheral issue and is moving to the top of the international policy agenda. For a long time, attention was focused solely on the availability of energy resources, but today, these new strategic resources are in the spotlight as well.  Barbara Unmüßig more»
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Renewable Energies in the Baltic Sea Region

- February 9, 2011 - Renewables in the electricity sector are often built in regional cooperations. The Example of the Baltic Sea Region shows, that there is a clear potential for an energy system built on 100 percent renewable production. Factwise more»
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Issue Paper ERENE

On Transmission Grid Governance

- February 8, 2011 - The construction of a European grid is a prerequisite for the joint exploitation of renewable energy sources in Europe. But although the necessity is now widely accepted, the construction of this grid and especially of the interconnectors between the different European countries is progressing slowly. How can we speed up this process? Antonella Battaglini and Johan Lilliestam more»

Issue Paper ERENE

The external relations of the EU in energy policy

- February 8, 2011 - What is the nature of the European Union’s relations to third countries with regard to renewable sources of Energy? And what are the options available for developing those relations further in order to exploit the potential of renewable energy more effectively? Sascha Müller-Kraenner more»

Analysis of the EU Raw Materials Initiative

- February 3, 2011 - Yesterday, the European Commission presented an update to its Raw Materials Strategy from 2008. What are the practical implications of this European strategy, especially for resource rich developing countries around the world? Johanna Sydow, Lili Fuhr, Ute Straub more»
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Interview

Resource Governance: "China's quota system is transparent"

- January 4, 2011 - China is the world leader in exports of rare earths, which are mainly used for the production of hi-tech products. The Heinrich Böll Foundation talked with Dr. Zha Daojiong, a professor at the School of International Studies of Peking University, about the important raw materials and the role of China.
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Rare earth's surging price

- November 26, 2010 - The environment pays a heavy toll amid boom in demand for China's precious metals in the global market. A report from Inner Mongolia. By Gao Changxin more»

The Kimberley Process and the Chiadzwa Diamonds in Zimbabwe: Challenges and Effectiveness

- July 19, 2010 - Amidst allegations of rampant human rights abuses at the Chiadzwa diamond fields and reports of diamond smuggling the KPCS has failed to take decisive action. Claude Kabemba sheds light on the reasons for the KPCS’ inability to act and concludes that a failure in Zimbabwe will send a negative signal about the relevance of the KPCS and capacity for self-regulation of the diamond industry as a whole. By Claude Kabemba more»
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Research Project

From Money to Metals

- Despite the current financial "crisis" investors are pouring money into mining companies and projects, with potentially negative consequences for thousands of communities around the world. Launched in 2008, and now available as a regularly-updated data base, "From Money to Metals" is a vital resource to discover who is funding what, and where, in one of the most potentially destructive of all global industries. By Nostromo Research, 2009. more»
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Dossier

Log, Stock and Barrel - Financial Institutions in the Resource Sector

- Financial institutions play a major role in the exploitation and trade of natural resources. Over the years activists and organisations worldwide have used a variety of strategies to address these issues. The objective of the dossier Log, Stock and Barrel - Financial Institutions in the Resource Sector is to collect information on financial institutions, their role in the resource sector, and put together mechanisms, tools and strategies to address policy issues.

New Finance for Climate Change and the Environment

- July 18, 2008 - The study analyses the numerous climate funds and the impact these funds will have on a fair, efficient, equitable and co-ordinated global response to the pressing financial needs of worldwide climate mitigation and adaption efforts. By Gareth Porter, Neil Bird, Nanki Kaur, and Leo Peskett more»

Global Issue Papers

- 13. Februar 2008 - The Global Issue Papers series presents studies and essays on different areas of globalisation such as ressource governance, sustanable development and energy policy. Most of the papers are in English. mehr»

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