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Weather and resource information as tools for dealing with farmer–pastoralist conflicts in the Sahel
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Kjeld Rasmussen
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Laura Vang Rasmussen
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Evaluating the performance of high-resolution satellite imagery in detecting ephemeral water bodies over West Africa V. Mishra et al. 10.1016/j.jag.2020.102218
- Appropriation of mobile phones in the rural African societies: Case study of the Fulani pastoralists in Northern Benin K. Jimmy et al. 10.1177/02666669231177563
- The impacts of climate change on violent conflict risk: a review of causal pathways X. Xie et al. 10.1088/2515-7620/ad8a21
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- Identifying climate information services users and their needs in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review and learning agenda E. Carr et al. 10.1080/17565529.2019.1596061
- Identifying user needs for weather and climate services to enhance resilience to climate shocks in sub-Saharan Africa E. Nkiaka et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/ab4dfe
- Effects of customized climate services on land and labor productivity in Burkina Faso and Ghana S. Sanfo et al. 10.1016/j.cliser.2021.100280
- Farmer-herder conflicts and food insecurity: Evidence from rural Nigeria A. Nnaji et al. 10.1017/age.2022.9
- Climate-induced stressors to peace: a review of recent literature A. Sharifi et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/abfc08
- Assessing the Environmental Suitability for Transhumance in Support of Conflict Prevention in the Sahel M. Schwarz et al. 10.3390/rs14051109
- The agricultural impacts of armed conflicts: the case of Fulani militia J. George et al. 10.1093/erae/jbaa022
- A vital technology: Review of the literature on mobile phone use among pastoralists M. Parlasca 10.1002/jid.3540
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Short summary
Conflicts over land and water resources between livestock herders and farmers are common in the Sahelian region of Africa. In this paper we show that improved information on weather, grazing areas, and water resources may reduce the level of conflict if communicated in such a way so that not too many livestock herds go to the same areas. However, if this information is not accompanied by information on herd crowding and potential conflict areas, it may lead to more conflict.
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