CLIMATE CHANGE AND FARMERS-HERDERS CONFLICT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
Farmer-pastoralist conflicts have been reported in many parts of Northern Nigeria. Often presented as being driven by resource scarcity, Farmers and Pastoralists have for a long time, found themselves in deadly clashes, most of which resulted in loss of lives and destruction of properties. The main...
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Farmer-pastoralist conflicts have been reported in many parts of Northern Nigeria. Often presented as being driven by resource scarcity, Farmers and Pastoralists have for a long time, found themselves in deadly clashes, most of which resulted in loss of lives and destruction of properties. The main resources fanning the embers of conflicts are water, land, and pasture. This study, therefore, assesses the effect of climate change-induced farmer-pastoralist conflict in Northern Nigeria. The paper relied on secondary sources of data, such as textbooks, journals, magazines, newspapers, the internet, and other relevant materials. The desertification of far Northern Nigeria, accompanied by the reduction in the availability of pastoral land for grazing of cattle and crop farming activities and other attendant extreme environmental conditions such as rising sea levels, drought, and other infectious diseases as a result of global warming, have forced pastoralists to migrate from the affected areas to safer parts for the survival of their means of livelihood. The study adopts the human needs theory as a framework. This framework insists that violence is a tragic expression of unmet human needs, implying that all actions undertaken by human beings are attempts to satisfy their needs and means of livelihood. The study affirms that the effect of climate change has been rife on both pastoralists and farmers and has inherently conditioned the conflict between farmers and pastoralists in northern Nigeria. The paper recommends that government should provide climate-smart interventions in the Sahelian areas which are more prone to climate change impacts for adaptation and mitigation.
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| spelling | doaj-art-97c8e02fbb384e20901f68ced06f6bb02025-02-10T10:01:03ZengFederal University WukariInternational Studies Journal2756-46492023-08-0172CLIMATE CHANGE AND FARMERS-HERDERS CONFLICT IN NORTHERN NIGERIAOLUFUNKE .A. MOSES-OJO0ARUYA KINGSLEY JOSEPH1RILWAN ABDULLAHI ALIYU2Ahmadu Bello University ZariaAhmadu Bello University ZariaAhmadu Bello University Zaria Farmer-pastoralist conflicts have been reported in many parts of Northern Nigeria. Often presented as being driven by resource scarcity, Farmers and Pastoralists have for a long time, found themselves in deadly clashes, most of which resulted in loss of lives and destruction of properties. The main resources fanning the embers of conflicts are water, land, and pasture. This study, therefore, assesses the effect of climate change-induced farmer-pastoralist conflict in Northern Nigeria. The paper relied on secondary sources of data, such as textbooks, journals, magazines, newspapers, the internet, and other relevant materials. The desertification of far Northern Nigeria, accompanied by the reduction in the availability of pastoral land for grazing of cattle and crop farming activities and other attendant extreme environmental conditions such as rising sea levels, drought, and other infectious diseases as a result of global warming, have forced pastoralists to migrate from the affected areas to safer parts for the survival of their means of livelihood. The study adopts the human needs theory as a framework. This framework insists that violence is a tragic expression of unmet human needs, implying that all actions undertaken by human beings are attempts to satisfy their needs and means of livelihood. The study affirms that the effect of climate change has been rife on both pastoralists and farmers and has inherently conditioned the conflict between farmers and pastoralists in northern Nigeria. The paper recommends that government should provide climate-smart interventions in the Sahelian areas which are more prone to climate change impacts for adaptation and mitigation. https://wissjournals.com.ng/index.php/wiss/article/view/164ConflictFarmersPastoralistsClimate changeNorthern Nigeria |
| spellingShingle | OLUFUNKE .A. MOSES-OJO ARUYA KINGSLEY JOSEPH RILWAN ABDULLAHI ALIYU CLIMATE CHANGE AND FARMERS-HERDERS CONFLICT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA International Studies Journal Conflict Farmers Pastoralists Climate change Northern Nigeria |
| title | CLIMATE CHANGE AND FARMERS-HERDERS CONFLICT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA |
| title_full | CLIMATE CHANGE AND FARMERS-HERDERS CONFLICT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA |
| title_fullStr | CLIMATE CHANGE AND FARMERS-HERDERS CONFLICT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA |
| title_full_unstemmed | CLIMATE CHANGE AND FARMERS-HERDERS CONFLICT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA |
| title_short | CLIMATE CHANGE AND FARMERS-HERDERS CONFLICT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA |
| title_sort | climate change and farmers herders conflict in northern nigeria |
| topic | Conflict Farmers Pastoralists Climate change Northern Nigeria |
| url | https://wissjournals.com.ng/index.php/wiss/article/view/164 |
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