Closed to progress: an assessment of the socio-economic impacts of conflict on pastoral and semi pastoral economies in Kenya and Uganda
2005
N. Adan | R. Pkalva
This paper assesses the impact of conflict on social service delivery, agricultural production, trade and investment, as well as the nexus between conflict and HIV AIDS. It particularly focuses on the pastoral and semi pastoral economies in Kenya and the Karamoja region of Uganda. <br /><br />The study finds that competition over access and control of scarce natural resources underlies most of the conflicts in arid and semi arid areas in Eastern Africa. These conflicts are common in areas that have higher quantities of water and pasture, as communities in the neighbourhood jostle over usage and ownership rights, making such areas violence hot spots. <br /><br />Some key recommendations are provided. Included in these are that governments must:<br /><br />• promote an understanding and appreciation of conflicts <br />• formulate policy on peacebuilding <br />• strengthen service delivery to Asal areas <br />• promote trade and marketing for livestock <br />• promote inter-community peacebuilding activities <br />• promote conflict sensitivity and intersectoral mainstreaming of conflict management.
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