Sudan and Climate Changeby | 05-04-2015 04:52 |
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Sudan ratified the UNFCCC in November 1993 and the Kyoto protocol in February 2005. Sudan negotiates individually and as part of a bloc. This bloc is the Group of 77 or G-77 for short. It is one of the leading African countries and a leader in the G-77. Sudan has completed two National Communications under the UNFCC and has a national strategy to implement the UNFCC and as one of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), always stressing on the importance of financial and technical support. The most important national solutions for climate change in Sudan currently should be: Cutting down the use of biomass as a fuel and moving on to LPG. The protection and development of rural environment for sustainable development. The rehabilitation/preservation of ecosystems for sustainable renewable energy resources. Environmental protection from fuel businesses, especially the petroleum industry. Production and dissemination of new renewable energy technologies. Sudan is sunny and hot all year round -> Solar Energy. Sudan has the River Nile running across it -> Tidal Energy. Sudan has huge sugar cane plantations -> Ethanol. International communities' support in the areas of technical assistance, technological transfer, infra structure development and capacity building. Public advocacy campaigns to raise awareness of the population and lobbying government institutions. People in my country do not unfortunately have enough awareness about climate change. It is rarely discussed in the media, it is not currently a topic of interest when discussed and most importantly people are ignorant about the topic because they do not see the ramifications. When you are a developing country with a high percentage of poverty, climate change is not your priority, and understandably so. This will change. Ecosystems are also being destroyed, and species of plants and animals are becoming extinct. The people who have educated themselves about climate change know that it played a factor in the sudden floods we had in Sudan last year, outside of the rainy season, in a Sub-Saharan country. It also plays a huge factor in the increasing amount of drought and in turn famine, as Sudan is a country very dependent on agriculture. Summer temperatures exceed 50 degrees Celsius and are increasing annually. Climate change is becoming a worldwide issue, finally. |
