Foraging and Fighting: Community Perspectives on Natural Resources and Conflict in Southern Karamoja

KRSU Publication

Foraging and Fighting: Community Perspectives on Natural Resources and Conflict in Southern Karamoja

August 2010
By: Elizabeth Stites, Lorin Fries, Darlington Akabwai

In our research in Karamoja since 2005, respondents often discuss problems with natural resource access and availability, and with comparable frequency they describe conflict with neighboring or nearby groups who are also accessing natural resources.