WATER SCARCITY AND VIOLENT CONFLICT IN NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.advisorMeierding, Emily L.
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Zach K.
dc.contributor.departmentNational Security Affairs (NSA)
dc.contributor.secondreaderSigman, Rachel L.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-08T23:49:45Z
dc.date.available2019-08-08T23:49:45Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.description.abstractWhile there has been an abundance of research into answering the question of whether water scarcity causes conflict, there has not been as much research done on the contribution of water scarcity into escalation of regional conflicts. Within Nigeria there are two examples of water scarcity and conflict occurring in close proximity: the Niger Delta, and a violent conflict over oil pollution, and the ongoing threat of Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region, where water grows increasingly scarce. This study seeks to find how water scarcity in these two regions may be influencing armed conflict. To answer this question, a process-tracing method is adopted to better parse out each step along the path from scarcity to conflict. The major finding is that water scarcity works as an amplifier to conflict, especially when livelihoods are disrupted and when the government fails to take appropriate action.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceEnsign, United States Navyen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/waterscarcityand1094562803
dc.identifier.thesisid31676
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/62803
dc.publisherMonterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.authorNigeriaen_US
dc.subject.authorwater scarcityen_US
dc.subject.authorNiger Deltaen_US
dc.subject.authorLake Chaden_US
dc.titleWATER SCARCITY AND VIOLENT CONFLICT IN NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineSecurity Studies (Middle East, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa)en_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Science in Operations Researchen_US
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