Podcasts about natural resource governance

Shradha is the Research Coordinator at the Centre for Social Change (CSC) focusing on Nepal's natural resources, climate governance, and environmental peacebuilding. Recently, she co-authored an article titled "Understanding the Interrelations Between Natural Resources and Development Governance in Federal Nepal." She has a Master's in Humans and Natural Resources from Kathmandu University. Khushi and Shradha discuss historical and contemporary conflicts concerning natural resource governance in Nepal. They focus on the significant shifts brought by Nepal's transition to a federal structure, the challenges of a centralized mindset, and the lack of clarity in roles among federal, provincial, and local levels. Shradha also explains key governance conflicts, environmental and human-wildlife security impacts, and her research on the Resource Curse theory.  If you liked the episode, hear more from us through our free newsletter services, PEI Substack: Of Policies and Politics, and click here to support us on Patreon!!  

What does the term 'Environmental Crime' mean to you? Probably something like elephant or rhino poaching. Perhaps the plight of the pangolin, the adorable little armoured mammal, often sighted as the "most trafficked animal in the world". But it is so much more than that - from the illegal wildlife trade to illicit plastic waste, and from illegal mining to timber trafficking.The spotlight on environmental crime has never been more prominent, public consciousness around climate change has seen to that. Indeed, environmental crime was implicated in early theories surrounding the origin of COVID-19.And so, in this episode we'll show you the breadth of research taking place here at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. Through the story of our global responses to environmental crime we'll show just how integrated different illicit markets are with one another.(This podcast is based around the paper ‘An analytic review of past responses to ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME and programming recommendations')Speaker(s):Simone Haysom, Thematic Lead on Environmental Crime, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized CrimeFarai Maguwu, Director at the Center for Natural Resource Governance in Zimbabwe and member of the GI Network of ExpertsVincent Opyene, a state-prosecutor in Uganda, specialising in wildlife crimes and founder of the Natural Resource Conservation Network.Karla Mendes, Investigative Journalist at Mongabay, a non-profit environmental science and conversation news platform.Peter Wagner, Director of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments at the European Commission.Natalie Pauwels, the Head of Unit, Stability and Peace - Global and Trans regional Threats at the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments at the European Commission.Ana Paula Oliveira, Analyst at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and presenter of The Ripple Effect podcast, part of the Assassination Witness Project. Lucia Bird, Director of the West African Observatory, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized CrimeVirginia Comolli, Senior Expert, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized CrimeJason Eligh, Senior Expert, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized CrimeAdditional Reading:(GI Paper) An analytic review of past responses to ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME and programming recommendations - Link(GI Paper) A Synthetic Age: The Evolution of Methamphetamine Markets in Eastern and Southern Africa - Link(GI Paper) Deep-rooted interests: Licensing illicit logging in Guinea Bissau - Link(GI Paper) Plastic for profit: Tracing illicit plastic waste flows, supply chains and actors - Link(GI Paper) Branches of Illegality: Cambodia's illegal logging structures - Link(GI Paper) Vietnam's virtual landscape for illicit wildlife trading: A snapshot of e-commerce and social media - Link(GI Paper) Civil Society Observatory of Illicit Economies in Eastern and Southern Africa Risk Bulletin - Issue 25 - Kromah Cartel -

'Leave No One Behind' is the central, transformative promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Translating this bold global commitment into an action-oriented mindset and result is a tall order. Is it possible to achieve a better future for all? It's hard to deliver this in practice, but it's also easy to be sceptical about inclusive development. For this episode, we have interviewed Elina Scheja, Lead Economist at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency; Jane Carter, Senior Adviser on Natural Resource Governance at Helvetas; and Holly Krueger, Managing Partner at The Canopy Lab. We have interesting topics coming up, so stay tuned!

Environmental change is not occurring in isolation, especially for communities and groups who may live close to and depend very directly on local ecosystems for their livelihoods and economic wellbeing. Climate change in most places is occurring in conjunction with cultural shifts, political reorganization, and globalizing economic impacts. While economic, environmental, and social change tended to happen gradually in the past, many regions are now struggling with managing a bewildering array of forces, many of which they have little control over, forcing difficult decisions whose implications may be hard to manage much less foresee. Governance — especially around management of natural resources — must evolve in order to better address the interests of a growing number of stakeholders in increasingly complex socio-environmental systems. In this episode of ClimateReady, we bring in environmental anthropologist Dr. Sarah Ebel to discuss an ongoing example of transformative governance in Chile. Drawing on nearly a decade of work with coastal fishing communities, Dr. Ebel describes how legislative changes to Chile's fisheries management plans and a rare shift towards “polycentric governance” have impacted local fishermen, indigenous groups, the aquaculture industry, and the environment — topics she further covers in the book "Chiloé" (http://bit.ly/chiloe-book). We also discuss the role of “individual agency” in our quest towards resilience and much more. The show concludes with another “Climate of Hope” story as part of an ongoing collaboration with the World Youth Parliament for Water, where Alex Whitebrook highlights encouraging trends from China's industrial and agricultural sectors.

Emerging powers such as China are shifting global trade relationships. For example, trade between Africa and China has grown from 10 to 20 per cent annually in recent years. Most of China’s imports from Africa have been natural resources. These exports have increased by about 46% from 38 billion dollars to 46 billion dollars over the last 10 years. But despite this growth, there have been complaints of unfair trade contracts. In 1998, the Zambian government sold 85 per cent shares in the country’s copper mines to Chinese companies. They ended up making considerably more than they should have made from the deal. There have also been reports of unfair contracts between the government and Chinese companies involved in diamond mining in Zimbabwe. Then there are the issues of market deregulation and corporate social responsibility. Countries have fully or partially introduced deregulation of their extractive industries, particularly oil and gas, and mining, to allow increased private sector participation in the natural resource industry. Countries that cannot deregulate end up adopting innovative joint venture options. This is believed to have led to improved efficiency, competition and comparative transparency in the sector because of the involvement of multiple companies. Although deregulation has opened the doors to more competition, and stiff tariffs have been reduced, the effects are not all positive. Reduced influence of government in areas with natural resources has posed challenges to communities in which companies operate. When governments cannot monitor and enforce regulatory standards, serious socio-economic challenges have directly affected these communities. Constant oil spills in the petroleum sector, for example, have led to conflict between Shell and the people of the Niger Delta in Nigeria. Corruption and accountability are other aspects of natural resource governance. These thrive where state institutions are weak. In many African countries, there have been reports of warlords trading with international actors illegally. In other cases, state actors trade illegally, such as in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Illegal diamond mining in Sierra Leone has led to forged documents to back this trade. Corruption and embezzlement of extractive proceeds have come to light in many resource-rich countries in the developing world. To combat this, much attention has been placed on the extractive industry transparency initiative (EITI) as a global standard for the good governance of oil, gas and mineral resources. It is seen as a scheme that would help in achieving transparency in rich mineral developing countries. While the EITI has increased accountability in the extractive sector, it has also been riddled with some challenges. Although the EITI tracks income from extractive industries it does not focus on spending, missing out on tracking illicit financial flows and expenditure-level corruption. Also, the framework does not have sanctioning powers. Finally, the link between natural resources and armed conflict has been contested in some quarters although there is evidence to support the correlation, particularly in developing countries. But natural resources are really never the causes of conflict. However, they are linked to conflict when we have increased economic marginalization, political exclusion and struggles for economic control of these resources. It is often thought that natural resources contribute to conflict in three major ways. First, allocating wealth derived from natural resources often lead to conflict with groups looking to control more of this wealth. Secondly, communities, which need scarce resources for livelihood may differ over the allocation of such resources to one community at the expense of another. Conflict may arise when governments depend on tax revenues from natural resources but are disconnected from the realities of citizens in these regions.

Jean-Francois Mercure (Exeter) and Hector Pollit (Cambridge Econometrics) In the first part of the seminar, Hector will introduce the post-Keynesian structure of the E3ME macro-econometric model. He will describe the theoretical basis for the model and key characteristics in terms of assumptions and main properties. He will then show how the model can be applied to assess real-world policies to meet the climate goals that were laid out in the Paris Agreement. He will also present a few examples of how the model has been involved in actual policy making at European level. In the second part of the seminar, Jean-Francois will discuss an application of the model to study the economic impacts of stranded fossil fuel assets. The world is currently seeing an emergent diffusion of low-carbon technology following the adoption of various policies worldwide. This trend is inconsistent with observed investment in new fossil fuel ventures, which could lead to overcapacity and become stranded as a result. The methodology to project low-carbon technology diffusion within the E3ME-FTT-GENIE integrated assessment model will be discussed. The analysis suggests that substantial amounts of stranded fossil fuel assets (SFFA) could occur as a result of an already ongoing technological trajectory, irrespective of whether or not new climate policies are adopted. Speaker biographies: Dr Jean-Francois Mercure is a computational scientist in the area of low-carbon innovation, macroeconomics, finance and climate change. He is Senior Lecturer in Global Systems, University of Exeter. His primary expertise lies in technological change dynamics and evolutionary (innovation) economics.He was formerly deputy director of the Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research (4CMR) and head of its energy modelling team. Initially trained in physics and complexity science, he spent the past years designing and building computational models for climate change mitigation research, as well as analysing the theoretical underpinnings of contemporary energy-economy models. Dr Mercure leads modelling efforts at C-EENRG. In collaboration with Cambridge Econometrics and the Open University, the models used at C-EENRG cover technology dynamics, the macroeconomy and the biophysical world (the climate, the carbon cycle, the land surface). This makes a new form of Earth System Model, or Integrated Assessment Model, that is entirely simulation-based, and includes technological change dynamics and policy. Hector Pollitt is a Director and the Head of Modelling at Cambridge Econometrics. He is a post-Keynesian economist with particular expertise in macroeconomic modelling, which he has developed through more than a decade of experience working with the global macro-econometric E3ME model. His research focuses on the complex linkages between the economy and the consumption of natural resources. Much of his recent work, both on a research and consultancy basis, is centred around applications of the E3ME model for policy analysis. At European level, Hector has contributed macroeconomic analysis to the official Impact Assessments of the Clean Energy Package and Long-Term Strategy. He is also actively involved in modelling exercises in East Asia, in India and in Latin America. In 2015 he published as co-editor the book Low Carbon, Sustainable Future in East Asia: How to improve the energy system, taxation and policy cooperation. Hector’s expertise extends beyond the use of E3ME and he frequently carries out model review and comparison exercises, including for the UNFCCC. He is a Centre Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance at the University of Cambridge. Speakers: Jean-Francois Mercure (Exeter) and Hector Pollit (Cambridge Econometrics) Released by: SOAS Economics Podcasts

Desmond Davies talks to Dauda Garuba on extractive industries in Nigeria and the main challenges the country faces in utilising its natural resources including Oil for economic development. Dauda Garuba is the Technical Adviser in Nigeria's Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

In this clip Prof. Abiodun Alao shares his perspectives on the role of natural resources governance in recent events in Zimbabwe. Prof. Abiodun Alao is a Professor of African Studies at King's College London. He is also the author of 'Mugabe and the Politics of Security in Zimbabwe' (2012) as well as Natural Resource Governance in Africa (2007) Image: Alfred Muteru.

The UNFCCC negotiations in Paris in December last year resulted in the new Paris Agreement on Climate Change. But what does the Agreement actually say and what does it mean for our future? Co-Chairs: Dr Markus Gehring and Professor Joanna Depledge Guest Speaker: Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Hosted by the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance and the Department of Politics and International Studies. Guest Speaker Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger outlines key elements of the new Paris Agreement, exploring the emerging international context and key legal challenges for implementing "climate justice" for more sustainable development that guides and is guided by international law in a post-Paris carbon-constrained world. Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, DPhil (Oxon) MEM (Yale) BCL and LLB (McGill), BA Hons, Senior Director, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL); Chair, Climate Law and Governance Consortium at UNFCCC CoP21 in Paris; author/editor of 18 books and over 80 papers on climate change, sustainable development law and policy, and co-editor of Implementing Sustainable Development Treaties Series (CUP). Serves as Affiliated Fellow, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL) and Fellow, Centre for Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Governance (C-EENRG) at the University of Cambridge; Senior Research Associate, Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR); Senior Legal Expert, Sustainable Development, International Development Law Organization (IDLO) & Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme. See: https://www.facebook.com/events/1730695987167422/ This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

The UNFCCC negotiations in Paris in December last year resulted in the new Paris Agreement on Climate Change. But what does the Agreement actually say and what does it mean for our future? Co-Chairs: Dr Markus Gehring and Professor Joanna Depledge Guest Speaker: Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Hosted by the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance and the Department of Politics and International Studies. Guest Speaker Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger outlines key elements of the new Paris Agreement, exploring the emerging international context and key legal challenges for implementing "climate justice" for more sustainable development that guides and is guided by international law in a post-Paris carbon-constrained world. Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, DPhil (Oxon) MEM (Yale) BCL and LLB (McGill), BA Hons, Senior Director, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL); Chair, Climate Law and Governance Consortium at UNFCCC CoP21 in Paris; author/editor of 18 books and over 80 papers on climate change, sustainable development law and policy, and co-editor of Implementing Sustainable Development Treaties Series (CUP). Serves as Affiliated Fellow, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL) and Fellow, Centre for Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Governance (C-EENRG) at the University of Cambridge; Senior Research Associate, Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR); Senior Legal Expert, Sustainable Development, International Development Law Organization (IDLO) & Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme. See: https://www.facebook.com/events/1730695987167422/

The UNFCCC negotiations in Paris in December last year resulted in the new Paris Agreement on Climate Change. But what does the Agreement actually say and what does it mean for our future? Co-Chairs: Dr Markus Gehring and Professor Joanna Depledge Guest Speaker: Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Hosted by the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance and the Department of Politics and International Studies. Guest Speaker Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger outlines key elements of the new Paris Agreement, exploring the emerging international context and key legal challenges for implementing "climate justice" for more sustainable development that guides and is guided by international law in a post-Paris carbon-constrained world. Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, DPhil (Oxon) MEM (Yale) BCL and LLB (McGill), BA Hons, Senior Director, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL); Chair, Climate Law and Governance Consortium at UNFCCC CoP21 in Paris; author/editor of 18 books and over 80 papers on climate change, sustainable development law and policy, and co-editor of Implementing Sustainable Development Treaties Series (CUP). Serves as Affiliated Fellow, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL) and Fellow, Centre for Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Governance (C-EENRG) at the University of Cambridge; Senior Research Associate, Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR); Senior Legal Expert, Sustainable Development, International Development Law Organization (IDLO) & Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme. See: https://www.facebook.com/events/1730695987167422/ This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

The UNFCCC negotiations in Paris in December last year resulted in the new Paris Agreement on Climate Change. But what does the Agreement actually say and what does it mean for our future? Co-Chairs: Dr Markus Gehring and Professor Joanna Depledge Guest Speaker: Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Hosted by the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance and the Department of Politics and International Studies. Guest Speaker Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger outlines key elements of the new Paris Agreement, exploring the emerging international context and key legal challenges for implementing "climate justice" for more sustainable development that guides and is guided by international law in a post-Paris carbon-constrained world. Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, DPhil (Oxon) MEM (Yale) BCL and LLB (McGill), BA Hons, Senior Director, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL); Chair, Climate Law and Governance Consortium at UNFCCC CoP21 in Paris; author/editor of 18 books and over 80 papers on climate change, sustainable development law and policy, and co-editor of Implementing Sustainable Development Treaties Series (CUP). Serves as Affiliated Fellow, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL) and Fellow, Centre for Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Governance (C-EENRG) at the University of Cambridge; Senior Research Associate, Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR); Senior Legal Expert, Sustainable Development, International Development Law Organization (IDLO) & Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme. See: https://www.facebook.com/events/1730695987167422/

The UNFCCC negotiations in Paris in December last year resulted in the new Paris Agreement on Climate Change. But what does the Agreement actually say and what does it mean for our future? Co-Chairs: Dr Markus Gehring and Professor Joanna Depledge Guest Speaker: Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Hosted by the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance and the Department of Politics and International Studies. Guest Speaker Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger outlines key elements of the new Paris Agreement, exploring the emerging international context and key legal challenges for implementing "climate justice" for more sustainable development that guides and is guided by international law in a post-Paris carbon-constrained world. Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, DPhil (Oxon) MEM (Yale) BCL and LLB (McGill), BA Hons, Senior Director, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL); Chair, Climate Law and Governance Consortium at UNFCCC CoP21 in Paris; author/editor of 18 books and over 80 papers on climate change, sustainable development law and policy, and co-editor of Implementing Sustainable Development Treaties Series (CUP). Serves as Affiliated Fellow, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL) and Fellow, Centre for Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Governance (C-EENRG) at the University of Cambridge; Senior Research Associate, Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR); Senior Legal Expert, Sustainable Development, International Development Law Organization (IDLO) & Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme. See: https://www.facebook.com/events/1730695987167422/ This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

The UNFCCC negotiations in Paris in December last year resulted in the new Paris Agreement on Climate Change. But what does the Agreement actually say and what does it mean for our future? Co-Chairs: Dr Markus Gehring and Professor Joanna Depledge Guest Speaker: Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Hosted by the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance and the Department of Politics and International Studies. Guest Speaker Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger outlines key elements of the new Paris Agreement, exploring the emerging international context and key legal challenges for implementing "climate justice" for more sustainable development that guides and is guided by international law in a post-Paris carbon-constrained world. Dr Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, DPhil (Oxon) MEM (Yale) BCL and LLB (McGill), BA Hons, Senior Director, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL); Chair, Climate Law and Governance Consortium at UNFCCC CoP21 in Paris; author/editor of 18 books and over 80 papers on climate change, sustainable development law and policy, and co-editor of Implementing Sustainable Development Treaties Series (CUP). Serves as Affiliated Fellow, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL) and Fellow, Centre for Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Governance (C-EENRG) at the University of Cambridge; Senior Research Associate, Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR); Senior Legal Expert, Sustainable Development, International Development Law Organization (IDLO) & Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme. See: https://www.facebook.com/events/1730695987167422/ This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.