Pastoralist conflict in Ethiopia from 2015 to 2022 : climate change and food insecurity as exacerbating factors

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dc.contributor.advisor Blake, Robin
dc.contributor.postgraduate Moyo, Mandlenkosi Makhayeni
dc.date.accessioned 2024-07-22T12:40:57Z
dc.date.available 2024-07-22T12:40:57Z
dc.date.created 2024-09
dc.date.issued 2024-07
dc.description Mini Dissertation (MA(Security Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2024. en_US
dc.description.abstract This study explores how climate change and food insecurity account for an exacerbation in conflict involving pastoralists in Ethiopia from 2015 to 2022. Because of Ethiopia’s geographical setting, terrain and over-reliance on rainfed agriculture the nation is extremely susceptible to climate change. The increase in temperatures and recurring droughts due to climate change have resulted in a drastic decline in crop yields and reduced pastures. The study focused on pastoralists in the Somali region and analysed conflicts with pastoralists from its neighbouring regional states that it shares borders with. The conflicts analysed were between the Somali-Afar and Somali-Oromia pastoralist communities between 2015 and 2022. Due to a lack of natural resources, these communities have been historically contesting territories along shared borders. The impact of conflicts on food and livelihood security of these pastoralist communities was also considered. The study finds that the Somali region of Ethiopia has suffered the most from climate change induced droughts and famine from 2015-2022 due to the arid harsh climate which has forced the communities to find alternative strategies of surviving these droughts. Not only did the study provide evidence of the link between climate change induced droughts and famines, food insecurity and livelihood insecurity, but it linked all these to conflicts among pastoralists communities. The research concludes that climate change and food insecurity significantly exacerbated conflict among pastoralist communities in Ethiopia between 2015 to 2022. en_US
dc.description.availability Unrestricted en_US
dc.description.degree MA (Security Studies) en_US
dc.description.department Political Sciences en_US
dc.description.faculty Faculty of Humanities en_US
dc.identifier.citation * en_US
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26335201.v2 en_US
dc.identifier.other S2024 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97154
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Pretoria
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dc.subject UCTD en_US
dc.subject Conflict en_US
dc.subject Climate change en_US
dc.subject Food insecurity en_US
dc.subject Ethiopia en_US
dc.subject Pastoralists en_US
dc.subject.other Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
dc.subject.other SDG-13: Climate action
dc.subject.other Humanities theses SDG-13
dc.subject.other SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.subject.other Humanities theses SDG-16
dc.title Pastoralist conflict in Ethiopia from 2015 to 2022 : climate change and food insecurity as exacerbating factors en_US
dc.type Mini Dissertation en_US


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