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Title: | The impacts of environmental degradation on refugee-host relationships |
Author: | Berry, Leah |
Year: | 2008 |
Periodical: | African Security Review |
Volume: | 17 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 125-131 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Tanzania |
Subjects: | refugees social relations environmental degradation |
External link: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10246029.2008.9627489 |
Abstract: | In western Tanzania, the long-term presence of over 400,000 refugees has contributed to widespread deforestation, depletion of water resources, soil erosion, and the loss of wild animal habitat. Although the activities of the rapidly growing local population in the region have contributed to these problems, the majority of Tanzanians in the western part of the country agree with the general premise that the refugees are the primary drivers of environmental degradation in the region. The impact environmental change will have on the refugee-host relationship is a factor that deserves serious consideration in order to prevent degradation-related conflicts. When studying the impacts of refugees on host populations, one must also consider how these impacts are perceived by the local communities. At the same time, it is important to investigate the reality of the situation, which is that the local communities may also be responsible for some of the environmental problems. Bibliogr. [ASC Leiden abstract] |