Religious Environmental Sensemaking in Climate-Induced Conflicts

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3566041
AutoresJoram Tarusarira (0000-0003-3235-683X, University of Groningen, autor correspondente)
Ano2022
Volume13
Fascículo3
Páginas204
Data de publicação2022-02-28
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel13030204
OpenAlexW4214705901
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas28

This article used the case of the Pokot community in northern Kenya to argue that focusing only on technical approaches in dealing with conflicts induced by climate change neglects the deeper religio-spiritual mechanisms that motivate actors in such conflicts and give the latter their texture. For example, the sacred connection with cattle, forests, and land, or the spiritual blessings of cattle raiders in times of competition over dwindling resources raise questions concerning whether and how indigenous religions' sacred beliefs and practices contribute to finding peaceful solutions to such conflicts and advancing the discourse of religious peacebuilding. This article deployed the concept of religious environmental sense-making to argue that framing climate-induced conflicts in sacred terms influences how actors position themselves within them, as well as their level of intensity and intractability. Answering this question is crucial to advancing the field of peacebuilding, understanding what propels actors in climate-induced conflicts, and comprehending how policy-makers and mediators in conflicts can develop locally grounded strategies to address such climate issues

Climate change · Environmental ethics · Geography · Indigenous · Peacebuilding · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology · Religion, Society, and Development · Transboundary Water Resource Management · Ecology