The Sahel. All of the poverty trap risk factors: food insecurity, climate shocks, pests, Infectious disease, water, power, isolation.

The Sahel

All of the poverty trap risk factors: food insecurity, climate shocks, pests, Infectious disease, water, power, isolation

Figure 1: Estimated poverty rates across Northern Sudan; Source: Kozel and Mullen, ‘Indicators for the Millennium Development Goals in Sudan: Levels, Trends, and Patterns’, 2003, World Bank

From Darfur 2005: Livelihoods Under Siege

Deprivation during Colonial Era: Absence of Educational Facilities in Darfur

El-Fasher Weather Station

Population of Darfur 1911-2004

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1911 1938 1950 1961 1973 1983 2004

Year

Population (in millions)

Sudan's Population: Past and Projected

0

20

40

60

80

Year

Population (millions)

From the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA)

From the Darfur Peace Agreement, DPA

Development strategies include

Livelihoods

Water

Risk mitigation (irrigation, financial, diversification)

Social services

Infrastructure