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Problems caused by climate change in Sudan |
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by Razan Abakar | 04-09-2018 03:31
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Sudan, once the largest and one of the most geographically diverse states in Africa, but its history places it among the countries most affected by global warming. The war in Darfur, created by drought in 1984, only six years after the discovery of oil, was classified as the world's first climate war, Since the poor conditions have doubled, the began to vary in rainfall rates significantly and the extension of the desert in more than 500 kilometers in forty years only, and the shrinking of forests to represent only 10% of the total area of the country and worse is the deadly rise in Temperature, the average temperature is expected to rise to a degree Half until the year 2060. Apart from drought, Sudan also experienced many floods in the past decades and other climate extreme events; such as heat waves, dust storms, and thunderstorms which cause serious threats to people?s lives. Climate change has various social impacts associated with it. For example, during the flood and drought seasons, huge numbers of people migrate to places that lack the basic necessities of life, which helps life-threatening diseases in spreading and leads to disturbances that undermine stability and security. The majority of people in Sudan are living under harsh circumstances while the level of awareness about the connection of some of the most urgent issues to climate change is very low. Limited efforts have been spent to foster awareness of climate risks to food security which, in my opinion, is the most dangerous impact. Due to political instability, the government institutions are subject to changes often and therefore they have limited incorporation of multilateral environmental agreements; such as the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Source: Ministry of forest Climate Wars by Harld Welzer |
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Hello Razan, Darfur case was definitely triggered by climate change and catastrophic disaster, which means that it is not just a regular element or reason started by human beings to make such more severe social phenomenon.
It was introduced and urged by many scientists and writers all around the world that climate change triggers political conflict, war and hegemonic upheavals.
Thanks for sharing Sudan's case to our regional ambassadors.
Posted 07-09-2018 10:26
Hello Razan
The situation in Sudan certainly needs immediate managing since if this leaves our hand it would be even harder to recover from severe climate changes. Hope the political instability could end and meet agreements with others so that a more consistent policy could be practiced to solve this problem.
Thanks for the report!
Posted 06-09-2018 21:46
The situation sounds very dire. Climate change, however, can be mitigated. Sudan could plant more trees to increase forest cover.
Posted 05-09-2018 02:54
Well reported Razan. The statistics you have mentioned truly highlight how grave the situation with these calamities is while also explaining how fast the problem is approaching us. With the instability within the government, it will take time to bring light to the topic of climate change up among other political issues. People need to understand that climate change will affect not just us but all future generations as well, if we do not put an effort to stop it immediately.
Posted 04-09-2018 22:11
Hey Razan!
It is quite unfortunate that a single country would experience both drought and heavy flooding all at the expense of rising temperatures and weather fluctuations in accordance to it. And with temperatures still rising dispite all the work that government organisations and NGOs have put into reducing the current emissions.
I think that once the political instability has be resolved, factors that, as you said, should be the first point of action to alleviate the heavy burden put on the people. And also have focus that should shift to the 10% of the forest remaining.
Other than that, you put out a good report. Really brought me up to date with the current issues in South Sudan.
Many thanks Razan!
Posted 04-09-2018 18:43