Dynamics of human security and regional social and economic development: A case study of the Lake Chad basin

dc.contributor.advisorDinbabo, Mulugeta
dc.contributor.authorBadewa, Adeyemi Saheed
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-05T10:57:06Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-11T08:52:56Z
dc.date.available2020-10-05T10:57:06Z
dc.date.available2024-11-11T08:52:56Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-26
dc.descriptionPhilosophiae Doctor - PhDen_US
dc.description.abstractTransboundary river basins (TRBs), and its array of biodiversity, have created a web of complex security, socio-economic and political interdependencies among populations, communities and multiplicity of actors across the world. However, the continuous degradation of these vital resources, resulting from natural and anthropogenic factors, has serious implications for global development, peace and security. Indeed, it further threatens regional resource base, induce livelihoods impairment, scarcities and conflicts over the utilisation and control of strategic resources, particularly in the Global South. The study explored the cause effect analysis of the desiccation of Lake Chad basin and the dreadful Boko Haram crisis within the prisms of human security and regional development. It reflects on the interconnections among environmental change, human development, livelihoods, conflicts and the outcomes of interventions - military and humanitarian in reconstructing human security and regional development narratives in the Lake Chad Basin. The research was contextualised within two theoretical frameworks: eco violence, and the capability approach. This was conceived to provide an improved understanding of both the micro (individual or group interactions) and macro (large scale - national and multinational actors) development processes, the enablers and constraints of human security in the region. Their implications for regional development, security, sustainability and stabilisation process are also elucidated. Mixed-method research and a case study design was adopted to specifically study the Lake Chad impact area, covering 542,829 km2, across the four riparian countries - Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. Although, the conventional or active basin of the lake - an estimated 984,455 km2 area was generally referenced. Purposive sampling was used to select participants for semi-structured interviews, focused group discussions (FGD) and document review. en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/19624
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectBoko Haramen_US
dc.subjectHuman securityen_US
dc.subjectLake Chaden_US
dc.subjectLivelihooden_US
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_US
dc.titleDynamics of human security and regional social and economic development: A case study of the Lake Chad basinen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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