Library


The library is a community-driven collection of analyses, guidance, policy, and other materials submitted by researchers and practitioners on peacebuilding and natural resources. It consists of assessments, case studies, policy briefs, reports, and multimedia content. This section is frequently updated with new materials.

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The Drought Nexus: How Food Security, Conflicts, Land and Water Are Interlinked

2026 | UN Convention to Combat Desertification

Drought is no longer a single-sector crisis. This policy brief introduces the drought nexus, showing how water scarcity, land degradation, food insecurity, energy disruption, migration,…


Food as Necropolitics: The Starvation of Palestinian Sovereignty and Stakes of Geopolitical Ecology

2026 | Political Geography
Garrett Graddy-Lovelace and Malini Ranganathan

This article theorizes the deliberate starvation of Gaza as “food-as-necropolitics” and argues that this forced famine clarifies the analytical stakes of the emerging field of…


Diamond Mining, Land Grabbing, and Displacement in Marange (Bocha) Communal Area, Zimbabwe, 2009–2015

2026 | South African Historical Journal
Mathew Ruguwa

This article examines the socio-economic and environmental conditions under which alluvial diamonds were extracted, consumed, and traded in Marange (Bocha) communal area, Zimbabwe, along with…


Water and Habitat in Conflict - 2026 Briefer

2026 | International Committee of the Red Cross

Armed conflicts continue to have devastating consequences on access to water and other essential services. Damage to critical infrastructure disrupts access to safe water, health…


West Africa - Food Security Outlook: Conflicts Are Driving Emergency (IPC Phase 4) and Crisis (IPC Phase 3) Outcomes, June 2026 - January 2027

2026 | Famine Early Warning Systems Network

Conflict is the main driver of acute food insecurity in the region, particularly in the Sahel. Conflict levels are expected to remain elevated and spill…