Research Article
Climate Security Risks and Its Impact on Women and Children in the Lake Chad Basin
Issue:
Volume 11, Issue 2, April 2026
Pages:
15-25
Received:
3 November 2025
Accepted:
14 November 2025
Published:
7 April 2026
DOI:
10.11648/j.ijeee.20261102.11
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Abstract: This paper examines the impacts of climate insecurity on women and children in the Lake Chad Basin as well as the regulatory policies and strategies that could help these vulnerable groups to resist and survive climate security risks. While the region contributes but little to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, Lake Chad Basin has become more exposed to the impacts of environmental changes including climate security risks like erratic rainfall, high temperature, drought, flood, food insecurity, water scarcity, displacement, regional economic and political instabilities. By employing the frameworks of environmental security theory and feminist political ecology theory, this article strives to justify how environmental changes affect community's security and stability especially on women and children. This research draws on secondary sources to expatiate on the adverse impacts of climate insecurity on women and children such as health care, education, social roles and gender dynamics, revenue and livelihood, and psychology effects. In the same vein, case studies and evidences substantiate these impacts alongside a comparative analysis. This study further recommends both interventional and adaptive strategies to address climate security and improve the support for women and children in the Lake Chad Basin, while reinstating the roles of the local and international organizations in protecting women and children from climate induced risks.
Abstract: This paper examines the impacts of climate insecurity on women and children in the Lake Chad Basin as well as the regulatory policies and strategies that could help these vulnerable groups to resist and survive climate security risks. While the region contributes but little to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, Lake Chad Basin has become ...
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Ayodeji Anthony Aduloju
