Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict: The Case of Pastoral and Semi-Pastoral Communities in Borena Areas
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2023-11
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Addis Ababa Unversity
Abstract
The entire pastoral and semi-pastoral communities in the Borena Zone are being further
undermined by the growing extent and severity of climate change, which also affects human
security. The effects of climate change are severe; the cycle of drought is getting shorter and
having a bigger influence on pastoral livelihoods. The prior researches have been limited in
scope and focused on events or occurrences, making it impossible to thoroughly examine the
connections between violent conflict, human insecurity, and climate change, especially in the
study area. Thus, it is crucial to do in-depth research to fully comprehend the causes, effects, and
connections between human insecurity, violent conflict, and climate change in order to advance
our understanding of this topic. And, the sequential explanatory mixed method design has been
employed to study the link between climate change, human security and violent conflict to answer
the research questions and draw on broader conclusions of findings. Hence, the findings indicate
that there has been an alarming increase in climate change; and drought has had a severe
impact on human security. And, competition over resources has sporadically resulted in violent
conflict, but this only used to occur indirectly following impacts on human situations. The
frequency and intensity of conflict has been increasing between different cultures during
migration even within international borders while relatively low between similar cultures both
within and beyond international borders of the study area. And, despite the fact that demands
have been there for decades, pastoral development is exceedingly low due to poor response to
pastoral situations.
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Climate Chang, Human Security, Violent Conflict. Pastoralism