ICE Coding Handbook
March, 2017
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This handbook is for coding ICE cases based on 10 separate indicators, half generally about environment aspects and half about the conflict.
Category Indicator and Attributes
| Indicator | Attributes |
| 1. Conflict Trigger | Water, Border, Energy, Pollution, Sovereignty, Forest, Metal-mineral, Climate-weather, Animal-plant, and Military |
| 2. Location of Conflict | Continent, Region, Country |
| 3. Dates of Conflict | Start Date, End Date |
| 4. Type of Conflict | International, Civil |
| 5. Intensity of Conflict | Fatalities categorized by six category logarithmic scale |
| 6. Environment and Conflict Link | Water, Territory, Habitat Loss, Radiation, Species Loss, Resources, Deforestation, Pollution, Climate Change |
| 7. Type of Habitat | Cool, Dry, Ocean, Temperate, Tropical |
| 8. Type of Environmental Conflict | Territory, Extra-territory, Resource, Sink, |
| 9. Scope of the Conflict and Environment Issue | Global, Multilateral, Regional, Bilateral, State, and Sub-State |
| 10. Status and Outcome of Case | Complete, Ongoing |