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<p>The study inquires into this nexus between the environmental crisis and terrorism in Burkina Faso. This is because numerous media and policy narratives have associated climate change with terrorism in Burkina Faso. However, the reviewed literature suggests the connection is not direct, even though droughts, floods, and elevated temperatures have caused environmental-related hardship and conflict among the agrarian and pastoral population in Burkina Faso. Yet, the rural population, groups, and communities in Burkina Faso remain vulnerable to climate-related terrorism and attacks by the Jama'at Nusrat-al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) and the Islamic State-Sahel Province (ISSP) terrorist groups. Why is it so? Utilizing the Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) and the Armed Conflict Location &amp; Event Data (ACLED) datasets, findings suggest that the environmental crisis is not directly linked to why Burkinabés are vulnerable to terrorist attacks and are pressured into joining terrorist groups in Burkina Faso. Instead, the JNIM and ISSP exploited a confluence of evolving environmental hardship, insecurity, political weakness, and economic maladies in rural communities, acting as a threat multiplier to why people remain vulnerable, and others join terrorist groups. Thus, sustainable governmental action must address these structural governance conditions that render extremist narratives compelling in Burkina Faso.</p>

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Exploiting Environmental Crises in Constructing the Relationship Between Climate and Terrorism in Burkina Faso

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    2026年7月7日

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  • Nzube Aguchukwu Chukwuma

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The study inquires into this nexus between the environmental crisis and terrorism in Burkina Faso. This is because numerous media and policy narratives have associated climate change with terrorism in Burkina Faso. However, the reviewed literature suggests the connection is not direct, even though droughts, floods, and elevated temperatures have caused environmental-related hardship and conflict among the agrarian and pastoral population in Burkina Faso. Yet, the rural population, groups, and communities in Burkina Faso remain vulnerable to climate-related terrorism and attacks by the Jama'at Nusrat-al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) and the Islamic State-Sahel Province (ISSP) terrorist groups. Why is it so? Utilizing the Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) and the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) datasets, findings suggest that the environmental crisis is not directly linked to why Burkinabés are vulnerable to terrorist attacks and are pressured into joining terrorist groups in Burkina Faso. Instead, the JNIM and ISSP exploited a confluence of evolving environmental hardship, insecurity, political weakness, and economic maladies in rural communities, acting as a threat multiplier to why people remain vulnerable, and others join terrorist groups. Thus, sustainable governmental action must address these structural governance conditions that render extremist narratives compelling in Burkina Faso.