Scarcity and Surfeit, The ecology of Africa’s conflicts


		Scarcity and Surfeit The ecology of Africa’s conflicts EDITED BY Jeremy Lind and Kathryn Sturman African Centre for Technology Studies and Institute for Security Studies 388 pages Funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Governments of Sweden and Switzerland Published by the Institute for Security Studies, South Africa, 2002 Block C, 301 Brooklyn Court, Bronkhorst Street, New Muckleneuk, Pretoria Available from the ISS for R60.00 per copy
	CONTENTS Preface Disclaimer Contributors 1. Contemporary Conflict Analysis in Perspective João Gomes Porto Introduction Developing Theories of Conflict Analysis ‘Greed versus Grievance’: Tautological Debate or Two Sides of the Same Coin? The Multi-Level Nature and Dynamic Life Cycles of Armed Conflicts: Towards an Analytical Framework Ecological Sources of Conflict 2. Land Scarcity, Distribution and Conflict in Rwanda Jean Bigagaza, Carolyne Abong and Cecile Mukarubuga Introduction Background to the Conflict Key Factors Key Actors Conflict Management Strategies Overview of the Environment Land as a Source of Conflict Conclusion 3. Conflict and Coffee in Burundi Johnstone Summit Oketch and Tara Polzer Introduction Background to the Conflict Pre-colonial Burundi Colonial Rule Post-independence Key Factors in the Conflict Conflict Resolution Overview of the Environment Land use: Blighted History and Natural (Mis)fortunes Conclusion 4. Coltan exploitation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Celine Moyroud and John Katunga Introduction Background to the Conflict Key Factors in the Conflict Other Causes of Conflict Peace Initiatives Overview of the Environment Coltan Exploitation in the Eastern DRC Conclusion 5. Oil and Water in Sudan Paul Goldsmith, Lydia A Abura and Jason Switzer Introduction Background to the Conflict Overview of the environment Case Study 1: The Jonglei Canal Case Study 2: Nuer-Dinka Violence Case Study 3: Private Sector Participation in Oil Production in Sudan Conclusion 6. Spilling Blood over Water? The Case of Ethiopia Fiona Flintan and Imeru Tamrat Introduction Background to the Conflict Underlying Causes of Conflict Overview of the Environment Agriculture Climate and Water Resources Management of Water Resources Case Study 1: The Awash River Basin Case Study 2: The Nile Basin Conclusion 7. Deegaan, Politics and War in Somalia Ibrahim Farah, Abdirashid Hussein and Jeremy Lind Introduction Background to the Conflict Peace and Reconciliation Initiatives Overview of the Environment Deegaan and Conflict in Jubbaland Conclusion 8. Conclusion – Where to from Here? Richard Cornwall Bibliography