Environmental conflicts
Natural resources, institutions and conflict in the Horn of Africa and in West Africa
Focusing on pastoral groups in the West African Sahel and the Ethiopian lowlands, this research project aims to pinpoint the mechanisms of environmental conflicts and determine institutional policies that could ease or eliminate such tensions.
Research Project Co-leaders
Gilbert Fokou
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Allemmaya Mulugeta
Horn of Africa Regional Coordination Office
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Partnership Regions Involved
West Africa
Horn of Africa