These proceedings report on the interrelationship between ecology and politics. The study demonstrates the complexity of these relations. An analysis of environment and security, for instance, cannot be carried out solely through an ecological interpretation. Decision-making and the interests of populations influence how natural resources are utilized. There is a political dimension to environment management. Conflicts and ecological stress are, therefore, interrelated. The issue deserves further attention, since future key issues for Africa certainly include the problem of "ecological refugees" and sustainable usages of natural resources, adding to the more conventional security issues which relate to political boundaries and assets shared by several countries.
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Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
Dicke: 14 mm
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978-91-7106-295-6 (9789171062956)
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The relationship between armed conflict and environmental degradation in Africa; ecological stress and political conflict in Africa - the case of Ethiopia; environmental degradation as a consequence of socio-political conflicts in eastern Mara region; environment and the security of dryland herders in eastern Africa; ecological degredation in the Sahel; political coercion and the limits of state intervention - Sudan; land degradation and class struggle in rural Lesotho; political instability and ecological stress in eastern Africa; Rwandese refugees in Uganda; the Ishaq-Ogaden dispute; desertification, refugees and regional conflicts in west Africa; environmental degradation and political constraints in Ethiopia; population and land degradation; population growth, environmental decline and security issues in sub-Saharan Africa; environmental stress and political security in southern Africa.
