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Countries
Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon
Resources
Fish, Biodiversity, Agricultural / Pastoral Land, Water
Conflict Summary
The people of Lake Chad are caught in a conflict trap. Clashes between state security forces and armed opposition groups have become entangled with local tensions over...
... ). The strong enforcement of borders and restriction of pastoralist mobility and trade as well as small scale ...
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Countries
Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon
Resources
Fish, Agricultural / Pastoral Land, Water, Resilience of the environment
Conflict Summary
The people living around Lake Chad are currently suffering from an intertwined humanitarian and security crisis. Clashes between military forces and Boko Haram over...
... The strong enforcement of borders and restriction of pastoralist mobility and trade as well as small scale ... who have previously been marginalised. Further, pastoralist mobility and resilience rely on open migration ...
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Countries
Mali, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Chad
Resources
Agricultural / Pastoral Land
Conflict Summary
Prominent extremist organisations, including Boko Haram, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Islamic State affiliated groups, have flourished in the last decade...
... on the 23 rd of March 2019 ( Hoije, 2019 ). Fulani pastoralist communities are increasingly targeted by ... ; Walch, 2017 ; Benjaminsen, 2008 ). In particular, pastoralist communities, who have often seen their grazing ... livelihoods and specifically a better understanding of pastoralist concerns ( Johnsen et al, 2019 ). However, the ...
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Resources
Agricultural / Pastoral Land
Conflict Summary
Large scale agribusiness projects in Senegal engendered protests from villagers and pastoralists occupying the land who already face pressures from the effects of...
... land tenure reforms that have in effect marginalised Agro-pastoralist previously held rights to access and control over ...
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Resources
Biodiversity, Agricultural / Pastoral Land, Forests
Conflict Summary
In 1992, plans for converting the Loita Forest – known as the ‘Forest of the Lost Child’ – into a forest reserve met strong opposition from local Maasai communities,...
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Resources
Agricultural / Pastoral Land
Conflict Summary
With land investment in Ethiopia intensifying due to high demand for biofuels in developed countries, local populations are being forced to leave their land and give...
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Resources
Agricultural / Pastoral Land, Water
Conflict Summary
Progressive warming and frequent droughts have aggravated an already complicated security situation in northern Mali. Despite a recent agreement with northern rebel...
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Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Resources
Agricultural / Pastoral Land, Water
Conflict Summary
The Omo-Turkana basin stretches from southern Ethiopia into Kenya. Temperatures in the region are rising and droughts occur with higher frequency and intensity. As...
... Merille) and Turkana, which have adopted a nomadic agro-pastoralist way of life in response to a harsh climate and ... Powers, 2011 ). The reduction of grazing land also forces pastoralist to range more widely or to move closer to the Omo ... border has been a matter of discord in the past. Pastoralist communities have frequently been involved in ...
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Resources
Agricultural / Pastoral Land
Conflict Summary
More frequent droughts have exacerbated resource conflicts between Pokomo farmers and Orma herders in the Tana River Delta, Kenya. Pressures from outside investors and...
Conflict between the sedentary Pokomo and the pastoralist Orma communities has sporadically occurred since ...
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Resources
Fish, Biodiversity, Agricultural / Pastoral Land, Water, Ecosystem Stability
Conflict Summary
Large scale land acquisitions by Kenyan and foreign companies in Kenya’s Tana River Delta are reducing available pastures and farmland for local communities. Forced to...
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Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Resources
Fish, Agricultural / Pastoral Land, Water
Conflict Summary
As the third and thus far largest dam on the Ethiopian Omo River, the nearly finished Gibe III hydroelectric dam is expected to make an important contribution to...
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Resources
Agricultural / Pastoral Land, Water
Conflict Summary
Conflict between the pastoralist Sa’ad and Suleiman sub clans of the Habar Gidir clan revolves around access to water and grazing land. The scarcity of these natural...
... infrastructures ( UCDP, 2015 ). Conflict between the pastoralist Sa’ad and Suleiman sub clans of the Habar Gidir ...
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Countries
Somaliland, Somalia
Resources
Agricultural / Pastoral Land, Water
Conflict Summary
Frequent droughts in Somalia put significant pressures on pastoral livelihoods. Droughts cause herders to sell more of their livestock than they would under normal...
... by resource competition, violent conflict, and barriers to pastoralist mobility ( Tran, 2011 ; Maystadt & Ecker, 2014 ). ... has profited from two regional projects advocating for pastoralist mobility across borders and the sustainable use ... development in Somalia, Somaliland and Puntland. Firstly, pastoralist’s resilience towards ecological shocks could be ...
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Resources
Forests, Resilience of the environment
Conflict Summary
As a result of frequent droughts, civil war and disrupted livelihoods, pastoralist communities in Somalia increasingly turn to charcoal production as an alternative...
... overgrazing, desertification and soil erosion to deplete pastoralist livelihoods. This dynamic is further accelerated ... of frequent droughts, civil war and disrupted livelihoods, pastoralist communities in Somalia increasingly turn to ...
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Resources
Agricultural / Pastoral Land, Water
Conflict Summary
Livestock raiding and competition for water and pastures lead to cycles of reciprocal violence between pastoralist groups in the Kenyan-Ugandan border region. More...
... also known as ‘Karamoja cluster’ is home to several pastoralist groups. As a way to cope with erratic rainfall ... well as frequent droughts and the general vulnerability of pastoralist communities are among the main factors ... and pastures lead to cycles of reciprocal violence between pastoralist groups in the Kenyan-Ugandan border region. More ...