Regional Ecological Challenges for Peace in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia Pacific (The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science Book 5)

"This book presents peer-reviewed texts from the International Peace Research Association's Ecology and Peace Commission: M.I. Abazie-Humphrey (Nigeria) reviews "Nigeria's Home-Grown DDR Programme"; C. Christian and H. Speight (USA) analyse "Water, Cooperation, and Peace in the Palestinian West Bank"; T. Galaviz (Mexico) discusses "The Peace Process Mediation Network between the Colombian Government and the April 19th Movement"; S.E. Serrano Oswald (Mexico) examines "Social Resilience and Intangible Cultural Heritage: Case Study in Mexico"; A. F. Rashid (Pakistan) and F. Feng (China) focus on "Community Perceptions of Ecological Disturbances Caused During Terrorists Invasion and Counter-insurgency Operations in Swat, Pakistan"; M. Yoshii (Japan) examines "Structure of Discrimination in Japan's Nuclear Export" and finally, S. Takemine (Japan) discusses "'Global Hibakusha' and the Invisible Victims of US Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands""- - Springer Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction: Regional Ecological Challenges for Peace in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia Pacific....Pages 1-15 Water, Cooperation, and Peace in the Palestinian West Bank....Pages 17-39 The Peace Process Mediation Network Between the Colombian Government and the April 19th Movement....Pages 41-56 Social Resilience and Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Mutually Fertilizing Potential Seen in a Case Study in Mexico....Pages 57-90 Community Perceptions of Ecological Disturbances Caused During Terrorists Invasion and Counter-Insurgency Operations in Swat, Pakistan....Pages 91-105 Structure of Discrimination in Japan’s Nuclear Export—A Case of Ninh Thuan Power Plant in Vietnam....Pages 107-124 ‘Global Hibakusha’ and the Invisible Victims of the U.S. Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands....Pages 125-136 The Nigerian Home-Grown DDR Programme—Its Impacts on Empowering the Niger Delta Ex-Militants....Pages 137-165 Reflections on Moving Toward Ecological Civilization and Positive Peace....Pages 167-182 Back Matter....Pages 183-195