1. How Violent Conflicts Impact Women in Oil-Producing Niger Delta Communities: A Policy Perspective
- Author:
- Onyinyechukwu Durueke
- Publication Date:
- 02-2022
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Social Science Research Council
- Abstract:
- This policy brief focuses on how women are affected by violent conflicts in the oilproducing Niger Delta region of Nigeria, including the coping mechanisms women victims adopt in conflict-affected communities. It draws on the findings of fieldbased research on the experiences of women in the aftermath of the military invasions of Odi1 and Gbaramatu,2 the leadership tussle in Rumuekpe,3 communal/ intra-ethnic conflict in K-Dere and B-Dere,4 communal conflict with a multinational oil corporation in Evwreni,5 and electoral violence in Imiringi. This brief also makes recommendations for addressing gender-based violence in the region.
- Topic:
- Energy Policy, Oil, Natural Resources, Women, Violence, and Gender
- Political Geography:
- Africa and Niger