Scarcity and Surfeit: The Ecology of Africa's conflict

Abstract

This book is a product of international and regional co-operation. Many scholars, government officials, non-governmental agencies and programme officers from various donor agencies have contributed to its conception and development. It forms part of the growing efforts of the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) and the Institute of Security Studies (ISS) to explore and promote understanding of the complex dimensions and causes of political conflict in Africa. ACTS is an international inter-governmental policy research and training organization local in Nairobi, Kenya. The Centre's activities focus on the implementation of Agenda 21 and related conventions on biological diversity, climate change and desertification. The ISS is a regional applied policy research institute with offices in Pretoria and Cope Town with a mission to conceptualise, inform and enhance the security debate in Africa. The Institute undertakes research analysis;supports policy formulation;awareness-...