Countering the impacts of environmental degradation on human security; a case study of Kibera slums, Nairobi Kenya.
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Date
2020Author
Hashimwimana, Esther
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Environmental degradation is a phenomenon that has been a global issue for the longest time
possible. It has impacted every aspect of life, be it human or animal, political, economic and
even social life. Environmental degradation has been used in ages in some religions to depict
signs of end times or Gods punishment to wrong doers. However, it‘s impossible to assume that
most causes of environmental degradation are man made while others occur as a result of mother
nature‘s wrath.
Security has had multiple definitions with the major one being the state as the main aspect for
protection against internal and most importantly external threats. However, over the years the
concept of security has been contested with the evolution of what security truly entails with
security as a core value of human life. To be secure is to be protected from any danger or fears.
Most of these fears and threats are from the impacts of environmental degradation that threaten
human existence.
Environmental degradation has also been a rising challenge in Kenya and this research project is
meant to outline the impacts of environmental degradation on human security with a core focus
on a slum called Kibera situated in the capital city of Kenya (Nairobi) and the policies put in
place to curb these impacts in a bid to preserve the future of human life in the country.
Drawing on material written this research shows the major causes of environmental degradation
in Kenya, those that are man made and those that are as a result of human activities despite their
nature being not human. In essence we show the relation between environmental degradation and
human insecurity in slum areas.
The data used has already been collected by different authors and journalists. By the end of this
research, the knowledge acquired is meant to give future generations a perspective of the root
causes of environmental degradation and how the quality of life is affected by this and possibly
to play a role during policymaking to protect the environment and life.
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University of Nairobi
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