The Hague Conference on
Environment, Security and Sustainable Development

The Peace Palace, The Hague, The Netherlands
9 - 12 May 2004

Conference Papers

In the lead up to the conference, a group of distinguished specialists were asked to prepare short working papers on specific aspects and presenting policy options.

Several of the papers analyze a particular issue or set of issues, describe the current state of debate or negotiations involved, depict the players involved, outline obstacles and opportunities present and put forward action recommendations considered by the conference.

In addition to the main conference working papers, participants were invited to submit other background documents for publication on the conference website.

1. The Environment and Security Challenge

   • Environmental Security: What's New and Different?
     Professor Norman Myers
     Consultant in Environment and Development, Special Advisor to The Hague Conference

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   • Arguing the case for an Environmental Marshall Plan
     Leif Ohlsson, PhD.
     Dept. of Peace & Development Research, Göteborg University, Sweden

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   • Discussion Paper on Environment, Security and Sustainable Development
     Johannah Bernstein
     Johannah Bernstein & Associates

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2. Resources and Sources of Conflict

   • Environmental Refugees: A Growing Phenomenon of the 21st Century
     Norman Myers
     

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   • EU Water Initiative - Water For Life
     Contributed by DG Environment, European Commission
     

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3. International Law and Global Governance

4. Investing in a Secure and Sustainable Future

   • Climate Change and Mounting Financial Risks: What are the Options? Andrew Dlugolecki ANDLUG Consultancy

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   • Conservation Finance: Limitations and Opportunities
     Barry Spergel
     International Lawyer & Environmental Financing Consultant

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   • Reasons for Conserving Wild Nature
     Submitted by Paul Jefferiss
     The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

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   • Building Blocks for a Sustainable Future: The Economic Rationale for Investing in Ecosystems
     Paul Jefferiss
     The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

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   • Integration of Renewable Energy Sources: Targets and Benefits of Large Scale Deployment of Renewable Energy Sources
     Oliver Schaefer
     Policy Director, European Renewable Energy Council

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   • Ecological Footprint Accounting: Comparing Resource Availability with an Economy's Resource Demand
     Wackernagel et al, Global Footprint Network

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   • Ecological Footprints: Can They Support Investment Decisions?
     Mathis Wackernagel
     Executive Director, Global Footprint Network

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   • Investing in Stability ­ Conflict Risk, Markets and the Bottom Line
     Paul Clements-Hunt
     

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   • Investing in Peace - Conflict Risk, Markets and the Bottom Line
     Paul Clements-Hunt
     

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   • Eco-Insurance: Risk Management for the 21st Century - Towards a Policy Framework for a Sustainable Future
     Prepared by Eco-Insurance Initiative and Global Footprint Network
     Consultation Paper (DRAFT) -- Comments Invited

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5. Environmental Opportunities for Peace Building

   • Why the States/Entities in the Jordan River Basin are Co-operating over their Scarce Water Resource
     Dr. Anders Jägerskog
     Expert Group on Development Issues (EGDI), Department for Global Development, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden

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   • The K-2-Siachen Peace Park: Moving from concept to reality
     Saleem H. Ali, Ph.D.
     University of Vermont, USA

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6. Building Knowledge Capital for the 21st Century

7. Science Based Approaches to Environmental Security

   • The Precautionary Principle as a means of dealing with Environmental and Sustainable Development Risks
     Dr. Wybe Th. Douma
     T.M.C. Asser Institute, The Hague

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8. Impact of the Military/Conflict on the Enviornment

   • Summary of the Seminar 'Nature in War: Biodiversity Conservation during Conflicts'
     Esther Blom
     Netherlands Working Group Ecology and Development

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