Preventing violence, war and state collapse
Subtitle: the future of conflict early warning and response.
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
ISBN-13: 9789264059801
Subjects: Peace-building -- Developing countries -- International cooperation; Conflict management -- Developing countries; Mediation, International; Developing countries -- Politics and government
Other titles: Conflict and fragility
Description: Based on a review of the literature on early warning and response, as well as inputs from surveyed agencies, this publication assesses the value and role of early warning for the prevention of violent conflict and identifies the most effective early warning and response systems. It concludes with a set of recommendations for policy makers in donor and partner countries in influencing future developments in this field.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Also available in French under the title: Prévenir la violence, la guerre et l'effondrement des États.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-107).

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: A short contemporary history of conflict early warning; title: The range of early warning tools and systems; title: Is early early? A review of response mechanisms and instruments; title: Future directions for early warning and early response; title: Conclusions and recommendations; title: Compendium of surveyed early warning systems and early response mechanisms/instruments.