Water Scarcity and Conflict in African River Basins - The Hydropolitical Landscape

The book presents a critical and comparative analysis of the hydropolitical landscape of African transboundary river basins which, for much of the past century, have been affected by water scarcity.

List of contents

1: Scarcity and Conflict 2: Homer-Dixon's environmental scarcity theory and regime theory 3: The Orange-Senqu River Basin 4: The Nile River Basin 5: The River Niger Basin 6: Findings and Concluding remarks

About the author

Mahlakeng Khosi Mahlakeng is a Lecturer in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies at the National University of Lesotho, and a Research Fellow at the University of the Free State in the Department of Political Studies and Governance. He holds a PhD in in Political Science from the University of the Free State, South Africa.

Summary

The book presents a critical and comparative analysis of the hydropolitical landscape of African transboundary river basins which, for much of the past century, have been affected by water scarcity.

Product details

• Authors: Mahlakeng Khosi Mahlakeng
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032432458
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3243245-8
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; NATURE / Natural Resources, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General, Geopolitics, Africa, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Applied ecology, environmental science, engineering & technology, Property & real estate, Environmental Management, Water supply & treatment, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Property and real estate, Water supply and treatment