Expected future impacts of climate change on Sudan

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This article was published in Arabic language by Alsayha newspaper in Sudan.

Sudan is one of the economically weak countries and fragile in its infrastructure, which makes it vulnerable to many disasters, especially as it is located in the tropical region with high temperatures and frequent sand cyclones, and is characterized by a short rainy season and fluctuating amounts of rain. The increase in temperatures and the increase in the fluctuation of the amounts of rain and the timing of its precipitation will have a direct impact on agriculture, economic development projects and biodiversity in the country. The rate of desertification will increase, and the sand will cover large areas of fertile agricultural land and crawl on the Nile River, thus threatening the country’s food security. Also, the gum arabic belt will recede and the incomes of many, especially those who depend on rain-fed agriculture and grazing, will increase and tribal conflicts will increase.