Environment and Human Security in the Horn of Africa

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No accessFULL TEXTJournal of Human SecurityOther Journal Article01 January 2008Environment and Human Security in the Horn of Africa Authors: Stephen F Burgess Authors: Stephen F Burgess Associate Director, US Air Force Counterproliferation Center, and Associate Professor, Department of International Security, US Air War College, 1205 Anderson Hall, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112, USA, email: [email protected], tel: +1 334 953 7076, fax: +1 334 953 1958 Google Scholar More articles by this author SectionsAboutView PDFExport CitationsAdd to FavouriteAdd to FavouriteCreate a New ListNameCancelCreate ToolsTrack CitationsCreate Clip ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedIn COPY LINK Abstract The severity and extent of human insecurity and the consequences of environmental degradation are as great in the Horn of Africa as in any other region. Drought, water shortages, and desertification have produced famine and other forms of human insecurity, as well as weakened states, conflict and support for Islamic extremism and terrorism. Environmental degradation and resource scarcity have been largely demand-driven, especially among growing populations of land- and water-hungry pastoralists and farmers. Famine has been the result of the interplay of growing populations, environmental degradation and drought, as well as conflict and the lack of capacity of states to react. Horn governments, donors, UN agencies and NGOs have devised a range of policies and programs, including food security, early warning, and integrated population, health and environment programs, which have slowed but not reversed environmental degradation and human insecurity. Greater state capacity and local participation are needed to achieve sustainable development and human security. Full Text DOI Previous article Next article RelatedDetails View PUBLICATION DETAILSJournal:Journal of Human SecurityISSN:1835-3800Page Range:37-61First Page:37Last Page:61Source:Journal of Human Security, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2008: 37-61Date of Publication:January 2008Date Last Modified:05 September 2018 12:24Date Last Revised:21 September 2010Volume:4Issue:2SubjectEnvironmental degradationNational security--Environmental aspectsGeographic LocationAfrica METRICS Downloaded 0 times Copyright© Human Security Institute, 2008Download PDFLoading ...