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Climate change to conflict?: lessons from Southern Ethiopia and Northern Kenya
Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2010The contextual environment African pastoralists live in is characterised by population growth, environmental degradation, and cultural and political factors that pave the way for frequent outbreaks of conflict. This paper attempts to understand the relationship between environmental/climatic factors and the conflict dynamics in the Horn of Africa.DocumentOil, peace and development: the Sudanese impasse
Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2010This working paper seeks to describe how oil has impacted on the Sudanese national economy as well as the peace agreement that the central government signed with the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM).DocumentAfghan hydrocarbons: a source for development or for conflict: a risk assessment of Norwegian involvement in development of the Afghan oil and gas industry
Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2010This report reviews the process that is underway for exploring and utilising Afghan and regional oil and gas resources, taking into consideration the security situation in north Afghanistan. The report states that Afghan hydrocarbons resources are primarily located in northern Afghanistan.DocumentLand use conflicts in the Inner Niger Delta of Mali: does climate change play a role?
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2010This study investigates the alleged relationship between climate change and conflicts, using the Inland Delta of the Niger River in Mali as a case study, where this region is an African hotspot area in terms of land use conflicts.DocumentCoping with international water conflict in Central Asia: implications of climate change and melting ice in the Syr Darya catchment
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2010Climate models predict important changes in Central Asia's temperature and precipitation, which could exacerbate already existing tensions over scarce water resources. This paper tries to examine how projected climatic changes could affect water availability in the Syr Darya catchment, one of the two largest international river systems in Central Asia.DocumentAfrican range wars: climate, conflict, and property rights
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2010This paper examines the effect of climate change on pastoralist conflict in Africa. The rangelands of East Africa is particularly vulnerable to drought, which is associated with climate change. In this respect, the paper focuses its analysis on changes in resource availability contrasting cases of abundance and scarcity.DocumentIntegrated assessment of climate security hot spots in the Mediterranean region: potential water conflicts in the Nile river basin
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2010The aim of this assessment paper is to identify the key links between climate change and security, and their potential for inducing resource conflicts and societal instabilities in the Nile river basin.DocumentScarcity and organized violence in Kenya, 1989-2004: a ‘fitting’ or a ‘mis-fitting’ case of environmental security theory?
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2010This study analyses the relationship between armed clashes and scarce natural resources in Kenya, using disaggregated data on development, resources, population concentration, and ethnic composition. The main findings of the research are as follows:DocumentClimate change and inter-ethnic conflict between Fulani herdsmen and host communities in Nigeria
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2010This paper examines the security implications of climate change on the communities that host Fulani herdsmen In Nigeria. The paper states that these herdsmen were forced to migrate south from their origin in north Nigeria as a result of drought, food shortage, and unusual weather. The paper also examines the form of social relations that has developed as a result of climate change.DocumentClimate not to blame for African civil wars
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2010Vocal actors within policy and practice contend that environmental variability and shocks, such as drought and prolonged heat waves, are important drivers of violent conflict. This paper examines the scientific evidence base for this claimed relationship, investigating whether future wars will be fought over diminishing resources.Pages