This paper presents an analysis, based on the case of nickel exploitation in New Caledonia, of the relationship between states and MNF. It aims at showing that the partners?'objectives differ and that to a large extent MNF can impose its choices. The paper focuses on the innovating mining...

Throughout history water has confronted humanity with some of its greatest challenges. Water is a source of life and a natural resource that sustains our environments and supports livelihoods – but it is also a source of risk and vulnerability. In the early 21st Century, prospects for human...