Thesis
Structural violence, health and the Chad/Cameroon oil pipeline
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2005
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/330
Abstract
While the Chad/Cameroon oil pipeline is being officially touted as beneficial development for the people in Cameroon, the Bagyeli have seen a myriad of negative consequences and few if any positive effects. The Bagyeli are foragers living in the rainforest of Cameroon near the terminus of the pipeline. For the Bagyeli, the pipeline has meant a loss of their habitat and a decline in the foodstuffs they rely on. Through the in-migration of people seeking employment and the increased impoverishment of the Bagyeli, there has been an increased risk of HIV infection as well as an increase in other diseases. As more areas in Chad and Cameroon, as well as other regions of the world, are being opened for oil exploration, the impacts this has on indigenous peoples’ health must be understood and acted upon.
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Details
- Title
- Structural violence, health and the Chad/Cameroon oil pipeline
- Creators
- Christa M. Herrygers
- Contributors
- John H. Bodley (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Identifiers
- 99900525028801842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis