Real or Hyped? Linkages Between Environmental / Climate Change and Conflicts – The Case of Farmers and Fulani Pastoralists in Ghana

Bukari, Kaderi Noagah; Sow, Papa Gallo; Scheffran, Jürgen

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-92828-9_9

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“…Droughts and desertification, for example, have been argued to cause resource scarcity and climate-induced migration from the Sahel regions of Africa into the Guinea savannah and rain forest parts, potentially resulting in conflict between herders and farmers (36)(37)(38)(39). Others contend that the abundance of resources, not scarcity, fuels conflict.…”

Section: Eco-violence In the Sahelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Studies have identified the activities of investors in commercial agriculture and the interests of the elites as critical factors shaping the recent upsurge of eco-violence (10,39,44). Rather than issues related to the climate, it is the elites' selfish interests that fuel conflict.…”

Section: Eco-violence In the Sahelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The significant debates on the causes of eco-violence have typically focused on how adverse climatic conditions have created scarcity and unfavourable living conditions for herders, necessitating their migration into farming communities already constrained, resulting in conflict (36)(37)(38). Others argue that it is not scarcity but abundance and economic opportunities that create the conditions for these conflicts to erupt (12,39). Structural factors like land-use systems and contradictory regulatory frameworks have been identified as factors responsible for these conflicts (34,40,41).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Politics of Eco-violence: Why Is Conflict Escalating in Nigeria’s Middle Belt?

Olumba

2021

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Competition for natural resources has intensified in recent years between nomadic Fulani herders and sedentary farmers in Nigeria's Middle Belt. What were initially sporadic conflicts over cropland and water have transformed into daily occurrences of mass violence. While extant research focuses on the root causes of such conflicts, the reasons for their escalation remain insufficiently understood. Based on fieldwork conducted during 2018-2019, this article examines how political developments have contributed to the escalation of conflict in the region. Using Homer-Dixon's theory of civil strife as a conceptual framework, the findings show that changes in the 'political opportunity structure' in Nigeria since 2014 were a catalyst for escalating the conflicts. These changes resulted from the 2014 insecurity in Nigeria caused by terrorist acts committed by non-state actors and the outcomes of the 2015 election. The consequences were the unvarnished adoption of nepotistic domestic policies and alliances between elites and militia members.

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Section: Eco-violence In the Sahelmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Politics of Eco-violence: Why Is Conflict Escalating in Nigeria’s Middle Belt?

Olumba

2021

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“…Droughts and desertification, for example, have been argued to cause resource scarcity and climate-induced migration from the Sahel regions of Africa into the Guinea savannah and rain forest parts, potentially resulting in conflict between herders and farmers (25,26). Others contend that the abundance of resources, not scarcity, fuels conflict.…”

Section: Eco-violence In the Sahelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Others argue that it is not scarcity but abundance and economic opportunities that create the conditions for these conflicts to erupt (12,26). Structural factors like land-use systems and contradictory regulatory frameworks have been identified as factors responsible for these conflicts (21,27,28).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Politics of Eco-violence: Why Is Conflict Escalating in Nigeria’s Middle Belt?

Olumba

2021

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Competition for natural resources has intensified in recent years between nomadic Fulani herders and sedentary farmers in Nigeria's Middle Belt. What were initially sporadic conflicts over cropland and water resources have transformed into daily occurrences of mass violence. While extant research centres on the root causes of such conflicts, the reasons for their escalation remain insufficiently understood. This article examines how political developments have contributed to the escalation of conflicts in the region. Using Homer-Dixon's model, the findings show that changes in Nigeria's 'political opportunity structure' since 2014 were catalysts for escalating the conflicts. The consequences were the unvarnished adoption of nepotistic domestic policies and alliances between elites and militia members, which escalated the violent conflicts. It advocates the devolution of natural resource and security governance to prevent leaders from leveraging shifts in political opportunity structures to favour a specific demographic group.

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Peace Ecology in the Anthropocene for Africa

Brauch¹

2022

The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science

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Real or Hyped? Linkages Between Environmental / Climate Change and Conflicts – The Case of Farmers and Fulani Pastoralists in Ghana

Cited by 7 publications

References 36 publications

The Politics of Eco-violence: Why Is Conflict Escalating in Nigeria’s Middle Belt?

The Politics of Eco-violence: Why Is Conflict Escalating in Nigeria’s Middle Belt?

The Politics of Eco-violence: Why Is Conflict Escalating in Nigeria’s Middle Belt?

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