1st Edition
Water Scarcity and Conflict in African River Basins The Hydropolitical Landscape
By Mahlakeng Khosi Mahlakeng
Copyright 2023
176 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
176 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
176 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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.
River and lake basins can become a source of tension and conflict due to a complicated mix of environmental, demographic, diplomatic, historical and geopolitical factors. This book, however,... Read more
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
Biography
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.
