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Environmental Change, Conflicts and Problems of Sustainable Development in the Horn of Africa

Environmental Change, Conflicts and Problems of Sustainable Development in the Horn of Africa This article analyses interlinks between environmental changes, conflicts and sustainable development in the Horn of Africa. It makes an argument for the dialectical correlation between the three variables. It is thus argued that environmental deterioration can lead to conflicts, and environmental deterioration and conflicts can also hamper sustainable development. It is also argued that lack of sustainable development can lead to environmental degradation, which can lead to conflicts. Conflict causes environmental degradation, which hampers development. The article also argues that social structures and socio-economic mode of life impact on environment that either aggravates or mitigates conflicts, affecting sustainable development negatively or positively. The social norms, values and practices these social structures and institutions spawn also impact on environment-conflict-development nexus. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African and Asian Studies Brill

Environmental Change, Conflicts and Problems of Sustainable Development in the Horn of Africa

African and Asian Studies , Volume 13 (3): 291 – Sep 16, 2014

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Brill
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1569-2094
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1569-2108
DOI
10.1163/15692108-12341300
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Abstract

This article analyses interlinks between environmental changes, conflicts and sustainable development in the Horn of Africa. It makes an argument for the dialectical correlation between the three variables. It is thus argued that environmental deterioration can lead to conflicts, and environmental deterioration and conflicts can also hamper sustainable development. It is also argued that lack of sustainable development can lead to environmental degradation, which can lead to conflicts. Conflict causes environmental degradation, which hampers development. The article also argues that social structures and socio-economic mode of life impact on environment that either aggravates or mitigates conflicts, affecting sustainable development negatively or positively. The social norms, values and practices these social structures and institutions spawn also impact on environment-conflict-development nexus.

Journal

African and Asian StudiesBrill

Published: Sep 16, 2014

Keywords: Horn of Africa; environment; conflict; sustainable development; societal structures

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