Water, conflicts and migration and the role of regional diplomacy: Lake Chad, Congo Basin, and the Mbororo pastoralist

N Nagabhatla, M Cassidy-Neumiller… - … Science & Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Congo Basin is a vital water artery in Central Africa and holds more than 50%
of Africa's surface water. Despite the abundance of natural and human resources, the region …

[PDF][PDF] A vision for the future of pastoralism

J Zinsstag, B Bonfoh, G Zinsstag, L Crump… - Rev Sci …, 2016 - researchgate.net
Pastoral regions are challenged by social and ecological changes. Yet, there is increasingly
robust evidence that pastoralism is a viable and sustainable livelihood and that pastoralists …

A vital technology: Review of the literature on mobile phone use among pastoralists

MC Parlasca - Journal of International Development, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mobile phones fit well into the lives of pastoralists in low‐income countries. The technology
is firmly integrated into most pastoralist communities, affecting and transforming several core …

The diversification of pastoralist herding: navigating socio-climatic risk via mobile technologies

I Boas - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the diversification of pastoralist herding practices in the context of
socio-climatic change and the ways in which mobile technologies shape this diversification …

[HTML][HTML] Reflections on the potential of virtual citizen science platforms to address collective action challenges: Lessons and implications for future research

C Leeuwis, KJ Cieslik, MNC Aarts, A Dewulf… - … -Wageningen Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Rural communities in Africa are facing numerous challenges related to human health,
agricultural production, water scarcity and service delivery. Addressing such challenges …

Embracing uncertainty: rethinking migration policy through pastoralists' experiences

N Maru, M Nori, I Scoones, G Semplici… - Comparative migration …, 2022 - Springer
Today there is a disjuncture between migration flows that are complex, mixed and constantly
evolving and the emerging global migration governance paradigm that seeks to impose …

Local Ecological Knowledge Indicates Pathways Towards Equitable and Sustainable Management of the Sudano-Guinean Savanna

C Steger, S Kande, D Diop, M Sall, C Mbow, A Sène… - Human Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Strategies for equitably managing savannas are urgently needed as these ecosystems
undergo significant social and ecological changes that threaten their sustainability and the …

Navigating violence and exclusion: The Mbororo's claim to the Central African Republic's margins

L De Vries - Geoforum, 2020 - Elsevier
This article analyses the ways in which the nomadic Mbororo's claim to grazing land in the
territorial margins of the Central African Republic (CAR) has shifted under the influence of …

Climate migration between conflictive discourses and empirical realities

I Boas, H Wiegel - Handbook on the Governance and Politics of …, 2021 - elgaronline.com
Climate change and the environment are amongst the core set of drivers that induce and
shape human migration (Black et al. 2011). Yet, precisely how influential climate change is …

From innovation to participation: connectivity and the conduct of contemporary warfare

M Ford - International Affairs, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The war in Ukraine is the first conventional war to ever take place in an entirely connected
information ecology. The internet has not been switched off. Mundane smart devices are …