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Utrata bezpieczeństwa żywnościowego jako źródło wewnętrznych konfliktów zbrojnych w Darfurze
Food Insecurity as a Source of Armed Conflicts in Darfur

Author(s): Anna Sakson
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Bezpieczeństwo żywnościowe; Food security; Darfur; Konflikty zbrojne; Armed conflicts

Summary/Abstract: According to the United Nations definition food security exists when people have „at all times physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food”. This article explains approaches to the concept of food security and identifying its three dimensions, i.e. international, national and household level. The purpose of this paper is to analyse inter-tribal conflicts and civil war in Darfur in terms of competition for natural resources essential to ensure food security of province communities.

  • Issue Year: III/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 199-210
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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