Essays about: "conflicto"
Showing result 11 - 14 of 14 essays containing the word conflicto.
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11. Undermining environmental justice? : community-company conflicts with La Colosa gold mine in Cajamarca, Colombia
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Colombian government pursues an extractive-led development trajectory in which mining is considered as a key factor for reviving the economy. However, while mining has been important in the economic development of some countries, it has also been associated to conflicts, product of its high environmental impact and, in many cases, unequal distribution of benefits. READ MORE
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12. Disaster Risk Reduction contribution to Peacebuilding programmes
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to provide theoretical evidence that a disaster risk reduction perspective within peacebuilding programmes, particularly in countries where disasters and conflict overlap, can contribute positively to the transformation of conflict into sustainable peace. An increasing number of disasters in fragile states and countries affected by armed conflict has brought the attention to know in which way disasters and conflicts collide when they come to occur in the same area, and how disasters can influence on-going peace processes. READ MORE
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13. Replace One´s Place: The Livelihood of Internally Displaced People in Colombia
University essay from Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : Colombia es el país con el número más alto en desplazados internos en el mundo. La población rural huye generalmente por la violencia generada en el conflicto armado. Pero también los llamados “proyectos de desarrollo” de empresas multinacionales que invierten en infraestructura generalmente afectan a comunidades locales. READ MORE
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14. A new awakening*: Colombia's recent Foreign Policy shift and its Impact on the Internal Conflict : *Anaphora used by Santos in his inaugural speech as president on August 7th 2010
University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SVAbstract : Colombia’s biggest challenge is to resolve its half-century old armed conflict which began already to affect its neighbours. In this regard, Colombian foreign policy becomes crucial to respond with the internal and external challenges Colombia faces. READ MORE