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Strengthening capacity - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP

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field-based assessments of the environmental<br />

impacts of crises on human health, livelihoods<br />

<strong>and</strong> security. It also assists governments with<br />

preventive environmental policies <strong>and</strong> makes<br />

technical data available to them in order to enable<br />

adequate responses <strong>and</strong> facilitate cross-border<br />

cooperation. Information about PCDMB services<br />

<strong>and</strong> publications are available in the Additional<br />

Resources section of the accompanying Guidance<br />

Note, ‘Renewable Resources <strong>and</strong> Conflict’.<br />

10.3 Corruption<br />

UNDP’s Democratic Governance Group has<br />

a team focused on Public Administration <strong>and</strong><br />

Anti-Corruption. This team has made numerous<br />

guidance <strong>and</strong> practice notes on anti-corruption<br />

measures, policies, <strong>and</strong> conventions available<br />

through the UNDP Intranet. Select Practices ><br />

Democratic Governance > Public Administration<br />

<strong>and</strong> Anti-Corruption to reach several online<br />

resources that cover the impacts of corruption <strong>and</strong><br />

UNDP’s anti-corruption practice. Other resources<br />

are available through DGG’s website, including<br />

a June 2010 guidance note on anti-corruption in<br />

post-conflict environments.<br />

Transparency International is one of the world’s<br />

leading NGOs on corruption issues.<br />

Revenue Watch is a small non-profit focused<br />

on corruption <strong>and</strong> effective revenue flow<br />

management in the extractive industries that<br />

provides expertise, funding, <strong>and</strong> technical<br />

assistance to developing countries.<br />

TIRI is a non-profit center of expertise on<br />

building integrity into different levels of<br />

government. TIRI promotes specific interventions<br />

for different line ministries (e.g. education,<br />

health) that respond to the integrity threats <strong>and</strong><br />

opportunities in their specific contexts.<br />

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative<br />

(EITI) is a coalition of governments, companies,<br />

civil society groups, investors <strong>and</strong> international<br />

organisations that sets a global best-practice<br />

st<strong>and</strong>ard <strong>and</strong> methodology for transparency in oil,<br />

gas <strong>and</strong> mining.<br />

As the Secretariat of the United Nations<br />

Convention Against Corruption, the UN Office<br />

on Drugs <strong>and</strong> Crime provides various resources<br />

related to anti-corruption, including a helpful<br />

draft policy manual.<br />

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TOOLKIT AND GUIDANCE FOR PREVENTING AND<br />

MANAGING LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES CONFLICT

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