مدارات سياسية
Volume 5, Numéro 1, Pages 382-395
2021-06-07

Terrorism Interacted Environmental Change, A Non-traditional Threat In Africa: Case Of The Lake Chad Basin Lbc

Authors : Shaaleidn Elanzeer Mohammed Atoume .

Abstract

Abstract Recently, terrorism insurgency in Lake Chad Basin region LCB (comprises of countries such as Cameron, Chad, Nigeria and Niger) has adversely affected security, socio-political and humanitarian situations in the region which previously has experienced regular drought and climatic hazards. This work aims at explaining how terrorist interacted environmental change worsen already vulnerable human security and stability in the region, moreover, seeking means that may help to curb this phenomenon and address environmental change challenges. It uses a qualitative method, mainly interpretative content technique, which closely suites this work. Data are largely collected form secondary sources mainly literature interesting in environmental hazard, terrorist insurgency in the Lake Chad basin. It reaches that efforts may excreted by national, regional and international partners is possible means combat terrorist insurgency, restore security and address environmental challenges in the region. This paper shall probably be able to close the visible academic gap, by expanding debate and deepening understanding on such issue.

Keywords

Environmental Change ; Terrorism ; Insecurity ; Human Security