Conceptualising eco-violence: moving beyond the multiple labelling of water and agricultural resource conflicts in the Sahel

The conflict over water and agricultural resources within the Sahel of Africa has led to destruction lives, property nature for decades. extant practice is label these conflicts with multiple names conceptualise them as single-issue events. This article illustrates this further highlights some issues associated such approaches. Existing terms in Africa’s region are primarily linked people’s occupations ethnic identities, distracting efforts gain a deeper understanding. view obscures broad dimensions struggles among those competing resources. Thus, paper remedies conceptual gaps by recommending ‘eco-violence’ an umbrella term foregrounding emerging trends eco-violence region. By referring eco-violence, we can foster more inclusive perspective that incorporates social environmental injustices political failures factors related conflicts.