The Climate War in Darfur: A Taste of Things to Come

Inner and outer crater, Deriba Crater, Jebel M...

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Whether a proxy for the government or not, the primary objective of the Janjaweed is to drive the African tribesmen from their homes and force them to abandon ownership of valuable water and pastures. The nomadic Arabs have been hard hit by desertification, which has greatly diminished water resources and pasture in Darfur. This to me is the key point to understanding the current crisis… More>>

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