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FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.863903
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water conflicts; ecosystems management; water resources; sub-Saharan Africa; water resource management; responsible use of scarce resources
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This study analyzes the conflicts caused by the unequal distribution of freshwater in the Sub-Saharan Africa region and provides recommendations for non-conflictual use of water resources.
Freshwater is a strategic natural resource in any region of the world, and this is especially true for the Sub-Saharan Africa region. Sub-Saharan Africa states, where water ecosystems are strategic resources, are oriented towards regional conflict rather than cooperation. However, its fossil fuels-principally, oil and natural gas-have constantly been exposed to scientific scrutiny. To compensate for the scarcity of scientific literature on the issue, the article analyses the role of the unequal distribution of freshwater that has been generating conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa from the time of decolonization. Next, these conflicts are examined. Recommendations on the non-conflictual use of water are provided.
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