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03 Nov 2015
Research article |
| 03 Nov 2015
The nexus of oil, conflict, and climate change vulnerability of pastoral communities in northwest Kenya
J. Schilling
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
University of Hamburg, Institute of Geography, CLISEC, Hamburg, Germany
International Alert, London, UK
R. Locham
Danish Demining Group, Lodwar, Kenya
T. Weinzierl
University of Hamburg, Institute of Geography, CLISEC, Hamburg, Germany
J. Vivekananda
International Alert, London, UK
J. Scheffran
University of Hamburg, Institute of Geography, CLISEC, Hamburg, Germany
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- Oil extraction and public attitudes: A conjoint experiment in Turkana, Kenya H. Kim & K. Mkutu 10.1016/j.exis.2021.100956
- For better or worse: major developments affecting resource and conflict dynamics in northwest Kenya J. Schilling et al. 10.1515/zfw-2016-0001
- Long-term dynamics of pastoral ecology in northern Kenya: An old model for new resilience D. Wright 10.1016/j.jaa.2019.101068
- Climate-induced stressors to peace: a review of recent literature A. Sharifi et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/abfc08
- A political ecology perspective on resource extraction and human security in Kenya, Bolivia and Peru J. Schilling et al. 10.1016/j.exis.2020.10.009
- Vulnerability in a Populated Coastal Zone and Its Influence by Oil Wells in Santa Elena, Ecuador G. Herrera-Franco et al. 10.3390/resources11080070
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- Lake Turkana: Status, challenges, and opportunities for collaborative research K. Obiero et al. 10.1016/j.jglr.2022.10.007
- A local to global perspective on resource governance and conflict J. Schilling et al. 10.1080/14678802.2018.1532641
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- A local to global perspective on oil and wind exploitation, resource governance and conflict in Northern Kenya J. Schilling et al. 10.1080/14678802.2018.1532642
- Transforming environmental governance: critical action intellectuals and their praxis in the field H. Ojha et al. 10.1007/s11625-022-01108-z
- Oil extraction and public attitudes: A conjoint experiment in Turkana, Kenya H. Kim & K. Mkutu 10.1016/j.exis.2021.100956
- For better or worse: major developments affecting resource and conflict dynamics in northwest Kenya J. Schilling et al. 10.1515/zfw-2016-0001
- Long-term dynamics of pastoral ecology in northern Kenya: An old model for new resilience D. Wright 10.1016/j.jaa.2019.101068
- Climate-induced stressors to peace: a review of recent literature A. Sharifi et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/abfc08
- A political ecology perspective on resource extraction and human security in Kenya, Bolivia and Peru J. Schilling et al. 10.1016/j.exis.2020.10.009
- Vulnerability in a Populated Coastal Zone and Its Influence by Oil Wells in Santa Elena, Ecuador G. Herrera-Franco et al. 10.3390/resources11080070
- Community engagement in pastoralist areas: Lessons from the public dialogue process for a new refugee settlement in Turkana, Kenya C. Rodgers 10.1186/s13570-021-00192-7
- Lake Turkana: Status, challenges, and opportunities for collaborative research K. Obiero et al. 10.1016/j.jglr.2022.10.007
- A local to global perspective on resource governance and conflict J. Schilling et al. 10.1080/14678802.2018.1532641
- Environmental impacts and causes of conflict in the Horn of Africa: A review N. Solomon et al. 10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.11.016
- Renewable energy and the centralisation of power. The case study of Lake Turkana Wind Power, Kenya N. Hashimshony Yaffe & H. Segal-Klein 10.1016/j.polgeo.2022.102819
- Facing old and new risks in arid environments: The case of pastoral communities in Northern Kenya J. Schilling et al. 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000251
- Variety and management of developmental conflicts: the case of the Olkaria IV geothermal energy project in Kenya L. Kong’ani et al. 10.1080/14678802.2021.2000806
- Effects of development interventions on pastoral livelihoods in Turkana County, Kenya G. Akall 10.1186/s13570-021-00197-2
- Changes to water management and declining pastoral resilience in Marsabit County, northern Kenya: The example of Gabra wells F. M'Mbogori et al. 10.1002/wat2.1609
- Civil society and spaces for natural resource governance in Kenya M. Taka & J. Northey 10.1080/01436597.2020.1783996
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This article first discusses the effects of oil exploration on the vulnerability of pastoral communities to climate change. The effects are
found to be ambivalent, but mostly aggravating. Second, the article explores the (potential) effects of oil exploration on local conflict dynamics.
Findings suggest a risk of escalating company-community conflicts. These conflicts are mostly driven by unfulfilled community expectations for
employment, water and development.
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