Niger Delta Case Study

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RESOURCE CURSE: OIL VIOLENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION A CASE STUDY OF THE NIGER DELTA REGION JOHN SAMUEL KIM Master of Arts in International Studies (International Development and Cooperation) GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES JOHNSON UNIVERSITY 2015 Abstract This research work examines the oil-violence linkage in the Niger Delta region and also takes into account various factors that have triggered the crisis. The case study narrates increased violence within the region from the mid-1990s, outlining various factors such as environmental degradation, unemployment and hostage taking. The presence of oil in the Niger Delta region has indirectly boosted the risk of violent conflicts through a further distortion of national economy. …show more content…

This causal mechanism thought to be in charge of this connection incorporate, from one perspective, the way that natural resources can be the rationale in brutal clashes. As per their study, a nation that has no natural resources confronts a likelihood of civil clash of 0.5%, while a nation with natural resources to GDP offer of 26% confronts a likelihood of 23%. This implies that some piece of the populace (Niger Deltans for this situation) may feel that they are denied of the money related advantages of the resource incomes while additionally potentially experiencing the natural and social effects of the creation, for example, environmental debasement (rationale of grievance) or that resource wealth can be the objective of a few gatherings who wish to take ownership of the resource incomes (thought process of eagerness) (Collier and Hoeffler 2001). The resource curse thesis further explains the connection between natural resources and rough clashes (Collier/Hoeffler 2001; Le Billon 2001; de Soysa 2000). The focal hypothesis is that resource dependent nations are more inclined to encounter interior precariousness and brutal clashes than non-resource nations. Then again, resource incomes can serve as an impetus for fierce clashes by financing the radical gatherings and different on-screen characters included (open door/practicality) and along these lines drawing out the contention (Collier/Hoeffler 2004). This explains …show more content…

Covering around 1,000 km2 in Rivers State, southern Nigeria, Ogoniland has been the site of oil industry operations since the late 1950s. With the review directed at the solicitation of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) uncovers the nature and degree of oil pollution in Ogoniland. This report speaks to the best accessible comprehension of what has happened to the environment of Ogoniland – and the relating ramifications for influenced

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