The journal Global Change, Peace & Security last week published a series of articles on natural resources in Western Sahara.
The series of articles are published in an issue with a special focus on Western Sahara.
The articles are written by the contributors of a conference on Western Sahara natural resources held in Melbourne 19-20 March 2015, co-hosted by Centre for Citizenship, Development and Human Rights at Deakin University and Australia Western Sahara Association.
The publication contains articles such as:
- The status of Western Sahara as occupied territory under international humanitarian law and the exploitation of natural resources by Ben Saul.
- Western Sahara, resources, and international accountability, by Stephen Zunes.
- The role of resources in the resolution of the Western Sahara issue, by Damien Kingsbury.
- The taking of the Sahara: the role of natural resources in the continuing occupation of Western Sahara, by Jeffrey J. Smith.
- Independence by fiat: a way out of the impasse – the self-determination of Western Sahara, with lessons from Timor-Leste, by Pedro Pinto Leite.
- The role of natural resources in the building of an independent Western Sahara, by Fadel Kamal.
- Saharawi conflict phosphates and the Australian dinner table, by Erik Hagen.
Dirty green energy on occupied land
How can it be wrong to develop renewable energy, in a world that is in desperate need for a green transition? In Western Sahara, the problems are numerous.
EU Court adviser confirms separate and distinct status of Western Sahara
The Advocate General of the EU’s top Court backs the legal status of the people of Western Sahara. Final Judgment expected in a few months.
EU Court adviser: fruit from Western Sahara should not be labelled as from Morocco
Labelling those products as originating in the Kingdom of Morocco instead of originating in Western Sahara breaches EU law, the Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice concludes.
COWI abandons future projects in Western Sahara
After undertaking work for the Moroccan state phosphate company in Western Sahara, the Danish consultancy giant COWI states that it “will not engage in further projects" in the occupied territory.