Armed actors and environmental peacebuilding : lessons from Eastern DRC

Judith Verweijen, Peer Schouten, Fergus Simpson

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Abstract

The eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been the site of decades of conflict between the Congolese army and nonstate armed groups. The region’s conflict dynamics are profoundly affected by the combatants’ exploitation of and illegal trade in natural resources. Drawing lessons from eastern DRC, this report argues that the environmental peacebuilding field needs to do more to understand how armed actors shape resource governance and resource-related conflict, which in turn can lead to better-designed peacebuilding programs and interventions.
Original languageEnglish
Pages1-24
Number of pages24
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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