I decided to take a different approach for my next blog post. It was inspired after viewing the 2006 film "Blood Diamond". I was eager to start researching, and gain insight on how the problem has developed to the present day.
As we are all aware the mining of diamonds results in an object of beauty, however the process for attaining the coveted stone has a significant cost:the lives of millions. These diamonds that result in bloodshed are commonly referred to as conflict diamonds or much like the film suggests blood diamonds. The trading of these precious stones has served to fuel years of conflict in countries such as Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone.
The trading of blood diamonds has been an international concern for decades and in 2002 the international community rose to the challenge of combating the trade of blood diamonds through the creation of the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme (KPSC). This scheme emerged as a new governance model as the international public began to realize that a need existed for laws to be developed in order to regulate the trade of conflict diamonds throughout the globe. The KPSC is a new governance system aimed at eradicating the trade of conflict diamonds in order to ensure that diamonds are no longer used to fund illegal combat. The central benefit of the new governance model is that its participatory, focus allows the individuals closest to the problems, to in
fluence the decision making process.
While this new governance model sounds like a reasonable solution, conflict diamonds still pose to be a big issue around the world. Do you think this problem is taken seriously? Do you think adequate solutions are being implemented in order to combat blood diamonds? More information can be found here: http://www.globalpolicy.org/security-council/dark-side-of-natural-resources/diamonds-in-conflict/kimberly-process.html
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