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Department of Historical Studies

The environmental impact of the armed conflict in Southern Mozambique, 1977-1992

Abstract

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This dissertation analyses the main environmental problems that were faced during the armed conflict in Mozambique between 1977 to 1992. The subject matter covered by this dissertation is diverse, including the political economy of the Region South of the Save River, the character of armed conflict and the environmental profile on the effects of the conflict in Southern Mozambique. Because when South African regime backed Resistência Nacional Moçambicana (RENAMO) in the early 1980s, the conflict had escalated in Southern Mozambique, and accelerated environmental problems, combined with natural disasters such as floods and droughts.

Degree

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Department of Historical Studies
Year dc:date.issued
2003

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Pihale, Estêvão
Advisors dc:contributor.advisor
  • Darch, Colin
  • Saunders, Christopher

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eng

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11640
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11640

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Pihale, Estêvão. The environmental impact of the armed conflict in Southern Mozambique, 1977-1992. Department of Historical Studies, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11640