Links

A number of institutions and networks are currently working on issues related to environment, conflict, and cooperation. As far as possible the results of their activities are covered by the ecc-platform. In this section we additionally list selected institutions that offer a broad range of information on this issue area:

»  Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: Environmental Change & Security Project

»  Swiss Peace Foundation

»  Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC)

»  International Institute for Sustainable Development

»  Institute for Environmental Security

»  International Peace Research Institute (PRIO)

»  Global Environmental Change and Human Security (GECHS)

»  African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)

»  Center for Unconventional Security Affairs (CUSA)

»  Center for a New American Security (CNAS): Natural Security

For a comprehensive research, please have a look at the following databases and online libraries:

• The online information service "Environmental Impact" contains more than 10 000 full text documents on climate change and other impacts of humans on the environment: http://www.cabi.org/environmentalimpact

• "The Inventory of Conflict & Environment" of the American University (Washington, D.C.) provides a database with more than 100 case studies in the field of environmental conflict: http://www.american.edu/TED/ice/ice.htm.

• The Pacific Institute maintains an online database with a special focus on water and climate with more than 3000 topics: http://www.pacinst.org/biblio/index.php.

• The "Environment & Security Database" of the Peace & Conflict Studies Program of the University of Toronto contains more than 20000 entries. However, it was last updated in December 2001: http://link.library.utoronto.ca/pcs/search.cfm.