Sustainable Peace from the Ground up: Natural Resource Peace Agreements in Nigeria [Audio]
Publisher: Climate Diplomacy Podcast
Date: 2026
Topics: Climate Change, Governance, Peace Agreements
Countries: Nigeria
In Nigeria's Middle Belt, farmer-herder conflicts over land and natural resources have claimed thousands of lives in recent years. Climate change – through prolonged droughts, irregular rainfall and shrinking grazing lands – is intensifying these pressures, driving displacement and deepening tensions across communities in Benue, Nasarawa and Plateau states.