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03 Nov 2015
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| 03 Nov 2015
The nexus of oil, conflict, and climate change vulnerability of pastoral communities in northwest Kenya
J. Schilling
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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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- A local to global perspective on oil and wind exploitation, resource governance and conflict in Northern Kenya J. Schilling et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/14678802.2018.1532642
- Oil extraction and public attitudes: A conjoint experiment in Turkana, Kenya H. Kim & K. Mkutu https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2021.100956
- Vulnerability in a Populated Coastal Zone and Its Influence by Oil Wells in Santa Elena, Ecuador G. Herrera-Franco et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources11080070
- Lake Turkana: Status, challenges, and opportunities for collaborative research K. Obiero et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2022.10.007
- A local to global perspective on resource governance and conflict J. Schilling et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/14678802.2018.1532641
- Environmental impacts and causes of conflict in the Horn of Africa: A review N. Solomon et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.11.016
- Facing old and new risks in arid environments: The case of pastoral communities in Northern Kenya J. Schilling et al. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000251
- Effects of development interventions on pastoral livelihoods in Turkana County, Kenya G. Akall https://doi.org/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. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1609
- Civil society and spaces for natural resource governance in Kenya M. Taka & J. Northey https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2020.1783996
- Transforming environmental governance: critical action intellectuals and their praxis in the field H. Ojha et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-022-01108-z
- Women's multi‐faceted roles in peacebuilding initiatives: Insights from pastoral communities in west Pokot County, Kenya L. Kong'ani https://doi.org/10.1002/crq.21442
- For better or worse: major developments affecting resource and conflict dynamics in northwest Kenya J. Schilling et al. https://doi.org/10.1515/zfw-2016-0001
- Long-term dynamics of pastoral ecology in northern Kenya: An old model for new resilience D. Wright https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2019.101068
- Climate-induced stressors to peace: a review of recent literature A. Sharifi et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abfc08
- Turkana’s extractive promises in limbo E. Schubiger https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2024.2444324
- A political ecology perspective on resource extraction and human security in Kenya, Bolivia and Peru J. Schilling et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2020.10.009
- Community engagement in pastoralist areas: Lessons from the public dialogue process for a new refugee settlement in Turkana, Kenya C. Rodgers https://doi.org/10.1186/s13570-021-00192-7
- Renewable energy and the centralisation of power. The case study of Lake Turkana Wind Power, Kenya N. Hashimshony Yaffe & H. Segal-Klein https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2022.102819
- Echoes of colonial disruption: historicizing vulnerability, raiding, and violence in Northwestern Kenya M. Yding https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107199
- Variety and management of developmental conflicts: the case of the Olkaria IV geothermal energy project in Kenya L. Kong’ani et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/14678802.2021.2000806
- Devolution, shifting centre-periphery relationships and conflict in northern Kenya J. Lind https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2017.06.004
22 citations as recorded by crossref.
- A local to global perspective on oil and wind exploitation, resource governance and conflict in Northern Kenya J. Schilling et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/14678802.2018.1532642
- Oil extraction and public attitudes: A conjoint experiment in Turkana, Kenya H. Kim & K. Mkutu https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2021.100956
- Vulnerability in a Populated Coastal Zone and Its Influence by Oil Wells in Santa Elena, Ecuador G. Herrera-Franco et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources11080070
- Lake Turkana: Status, challenges, and opportunities for collaborative research K. Obiero et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2022.10.007
- A local to global perspective on resource governance and conflict J. Schilling et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/14678802.2018.1532641
- Environmental impacts and causes of conflict in the Horn of Africa: A review N. Solomon et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.11.016
- Facing old and new risks in arid environments: The case of pastoral communities in Northern Kenya J. Schilling et al. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000251
- Effects of development interventions on pastoral livelihoods in Turkana County, Kenya G. Akall https://doi.org/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. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1609
- Civil society and spaces for natural resource governance in Kenya M. Taka & J. Northey https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2020.1783996
- Transforming environmental governance: critical action intellectuals and their praxis in the field H. Ojha et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-022-01108-z
- Women's multi‐faceted roles in peacebuilding initiatives: Insights from pastoral communities in west Pokot County, Kenya L. Kong'ani https://doi.org/10.1002/crq.21442
- For better or worse: major developments affecting resource and conflict dynamics in northwest Kenya J. Schilling et al. https://doi.org/10.1515/zfw-2016-0001
- Long-term dynamics of pastoral ecology in northern Kenya: An old model for new resilience D. Wright https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2019.101068
- Climate-induced stressors to peace: a review of recent literature A. Sharifi et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abfc08
- Turkana’s extractive promises in limbo E. Schubiger https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2024.2444324
- A political ecology perspective on resource extraction and human security in Kenya, Bolivia and Peru J. Schilling et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2020.10.009
- Community engagement in pastoralist areas: Lessons from the public dialogue process for a new refugee settlement in Turkana, Kenya C. Rodgers https://doi.org/10.1186/s13570-021-00192-7
- Renewable energy and the centralisation of power. The case study of Lake Turkana Wind Power, Kenya N. Hashimshony Yaffe & H. Segal-Klein https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2022.102819
- Echoes of colonial disruption: historicizing vulnerability, raiding, and violence in Northwestern Kenya M. Yding https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107199
- Variety and management of developmental conflicts: the case of the Olkaria IV geothermal energy project in Kenya L. Kong’ani et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/14678802.2021.2000806
- Devolution, shifting centre-periphery relationships and conflict in northern Kenya J. Lind https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2017.06.004
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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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