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This article is about the simultaneous subversion and perpetuation of political borders 'from below'. Using the state boundary between the cities of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gisenyi in Rwanda as a case study, this... more
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Internal migration in rural Benin is not directed to the southern coastal regions as in many neighbouring countries. Instead, peasants from the densely populated and environmentally critical northwest of Benin are engaging in a process of... more
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In the debate about the nexus between environmental change, climate and migration much attention has been given to a changing climate as a push factor for migration. A more recent strand of academic work focuses on migration as a means to... more
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The relationship between environment and migration has gained increased attention since the 1990s when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projected climate change to become a major driver of human migration. Evaluations of this... more
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Water supply and distribution are becoming increasingly problematic in many of the rapidly growing cities in the developing world, especially in arid areas. However, critical water supply is seldom simply a problem of physical scarcity,... more
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Agriculture is the most important source of both income and food in Benin. Farming systems are still dominated by shifting cultivation of crops and semi-transhumant livestock husbandry. The use of modern inputs and machinery is still... more
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In order to investigate the effects of Global and Regional Change on water resources and related issues, it is mandatory to develop a targeted, sound, and foresighted environmental assessment at appropriate geographic scales. This... more
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