Climate Change, Security Risks and Conflict Reduction in Africa: A Case Study of Farmer-herder Conflicts over Natural Resources in Côte D’ivoire, ... Ghana and Burkina Faso 1960-2000: 12 - Rilegato

Cabot, Charlne

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ISBN 10: 3642292364 ISBN 13: 9783642292361

Casa editrice: Springer Nature, 2016

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Millionsof people are already affected by weather-related shocks every year in WestAfrica and climate change is highly likely to increase these threats. In thewake of climate change, rising temperatures, increasingly irregular rainfalland more frequent natural hazards will endanger the ways of life of vulnerablepopulation groups in this region and destabilize their human security. A surgein violence and conflicts could take place. One of the conflict constellationscould be between farmers and herders. These groups are highly vulnerable toclimate change due to their dependence on natural resources Millions of people are already affected by weather-related shocks every year in West Africa and climate change is highly likely to increase these threats. In the wake of climate change, rising temperatures, increasingly irregular rainfall and more frequent natural hazards will endanger the ways of life of vulnerable population groups in this region and destabilize their human security. A surge in violence and conflicts could take place. One of the conflict constellations could be between farmers and herders. These groups are highly vulnerable to climate change due to their dependence on natural resources for their subsistence. Furthermore, they are historically prone to enter into conflict over issues of access to natural resources. However, social, economic and political circumstances fundamentally influence environmental conflicts. There might thus be opportunities to face the societal challenges of climate change in a peaceful way and the political and institutional framework could play an important role in reducing conflict and violence. In order to explore such a path, this study analyses the potential of political factors (policies and institutions) for the reduction of climate-change-induced or  aggravated conflicts between farmers and herders. After a theoretical demonstration, a case study of agro-pastoral conflicts in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Ghana is conducted. theirsubsistence. Furthermore, they are historically prone to enter into conflictover issues of access to natural resources. However, social, economic andpolitical circumstances fundamentally influence environmental conflicts. Theremight thus be opportunities to face the societal challenges of climate changein a peaceful way and the political and institutional framework could play animportant role in reducing conflict and violence. In order to explore such apath, this study analyses the potential of political factors (policies and institutions)for the reduction of climate-change-induced or -aggravated conflicts betweenfarmers and herders. After a theoretical demonstration, a case study ofagro-pastoral conflicts in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Ghana is conducted.

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CharlèneCabot (born 1988 in France) completed her undergraduate studies in Politicaland Social Sciences at Sciences Po Paris and at the University of Sydney. MsCabot subsequently obtained a double Master’s degree in International Relationsfrom Sciences Po Paris and the Free University of Berlin with a major inSustainable Development and Environmental Politics (2011). Ms Cabot joined the United Nations World Food Programme(WFP) in December 2011. After working inGermany, Senegal, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, and in the Policy andProgramme Division at WFP headquarters, she is currently based in N’Djamena (Chad).

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The environmental impacts of climate change represent challenges to the societies and are anticipated to contribute to the destabilization of their human security, endangering ways of life of human-beings and inducing conflicts. Vulnerable societies are likely to see a surge in conflicts and violence happen. However social, economic and political circumstances mediating environmental changes are fundamental and determine whether the societal challenge will be a conflictive one. 
In Western Africa, major environmental changes are expected and the region hosts especially vulnerable population groups (i.e. herders and farmers). Political factors might contribute to determining the occurrence, escalation or reduction of conflict between those groups. The influence of integration policies, of the fairness of land tenure, and of decentralization and participation possibilities on conflicts is studied in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Burkina Faso.

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• Editore: Springer Nature
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3642292364
• ISBN 13: 9783642292361
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 190
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