Dynamics of Resource Governance, Climate Change, and Security: Insights from Nigeria and Norway

Abstract

This study examines the nexus between resource governance, climate change and security in Nigeria and Norway against the backdrop of the resource curse. Based on the qualitative analysis of secondary data, aided by the eco-violence theory, the study posits that the prevalence of ecological conflict in resource curse countries thrives within the context of resource mismanagement characterized by lack of optimal resource governance frameworks. The study identifies corruption, poor resource utilization, rent seeking, resource disenfranchisement and over dependence on oil revenues as critical drivers of resource curse and eco-violence in Nigeria. With reference to the Norwegian governance model, the study analyses the possibilities of effective resource governance for cushioning the effects of existential climate threats and better resource management in Nigeria, noting that dealing with climate security threats requires not only addressing the root causes that perpetuate and incentivize them but adopting institutional mechanisms that promote better resource governance.

Health Workers Perception on Precautionary Knowledge and Practices in Secondary Hospitals and Isolation Centres for COVID-19 Preventive Measures in Lagos State, Nigeria

“…More efforts are still required to reach rural dwellers and non-literate communities [24]. Rumor surveillance is very vital in curbing misinformation and myths [25]. It is also necessary to "treat" some "covidiots," those who hold and spread myths or misconceptions about COVID-19.…”

Anchored in History: Understanding the Persistence of Eco-Violence in Nigeria’s Middle Belt through Collective Memory

“…Eco-violence has been argued to stem from herders' migratory movement to newer areas as a result of exposure to adverse climatic conditions and their subsequent settlement in such environments also exposed to resource scarcity issues (Omilusi 2016;Bukari et al 2018;Ducrotoy et al 2018); the denial of access to grazing opportunities; crop damage; rape; cattle rustling; retaliatory killing (Okoli and Atelhe 2014;Okpaleke and Abraham-Dukuma 2020;Ogbette 2021;Cline 2021;Jacquemot 2022); and social discrimination related to people's rights as indigenes within a locality and insufficient community input in policy formulation (Bassett 1988;Kuusaana and Bukari 2015;Maiangwa 2020b;Ojo 2023). Historical contestations between groups and inspiration from past events have contributed to Nigeria's continuance of conflict (Pieri and Zenn 2016;Higazi 2016).…”