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It highlights a dramatic decrease in planted areas, the destruction of processing capacity in Khartoum, and the collapse of the Central Bank of Sudan's electronic banking switch. To address these, the document proposes 'twin-track' interventions focusing on prioritized value chains (sorghum, horticulture, and oilseeds) and the adoption of digital financial services and informal payment networks to bypass physical and institutional barriers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000068#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Sudan is experiencing a severe food security crisis, with over 20 million people—approximately 42% of the population—suffering from acute food insecurity, the highest number ever recorded in the country.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000068#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Agricultural production has declined significantly; the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry reported only 10 million hectares planted this year compared to 23 million last year, a potential 41% decrease. 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The initiative focuses on scaling up gum Arabic production through the capacity building of 500 producer associations (GAPAs), linking them to private sector financing and formal markets to incentivize the sequestration of 9.23 million tonnes of CO2e over 20 years. 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It identifies the project as a Category B environmental and social safeguards (ESS) project and lists the specific Sudanese states where the programme is located. 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It highlights that climate risks and conflict often share drivers, such as poverty and weak governance, and that failure to adapt can exacerbate resource competition. The briefing provides examples of countries like Sudan, Burkina Faso, and Palestine that have integrated conflict dynamics into their NAPs, while noting ongoing challenges such as the lack of climate data in conflict zones and the exclusion of refugees from planning processes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000225#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"There is a significant overlap between states that are the most fragile and those most vulnerable to climate change and least prepared to adapt, as exemplified by Somalia, which is ranked as the most vulnerable to climate change and the second most fragile.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000225#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Conflict and climate change can be mutually reinforcing; climate impacts can trigger or exacerbate conflict, while violence weakens the governance and institutions necessary for building climate resilience.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000225#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Fragile states face severe barriers to adaptation, including the destruction of climate data infrastructure (e.g., the Taliban burning archives in Afghanistan), the suspension of technical training, and the diversion of funding toward immediate humanitarian needs over long-term adaptation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000225#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The NAP process is well-positioned to support peacebuilding because its medium- and long-term timelines align with the decades-long recovery period of conflict-affected economies, and its participatory nature can build trust among marginalized groups.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000225#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Several countries use their NAPs to prevent climate-related conflict, specifically regarding land and water use among pastoralists and farmers in Togo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Sudan, and Burkina Faso.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000225#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In some cases, conflict is identified as a primary driver of climate vulnerability that limits adaptation options, such as in the State of Palestine, where restrictions on movement and imports constrain the ability to implement adaptation measures.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000225#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite the potential of the NAP process, critical gaps remain, including the failure to account for transboundary risks, the difficulty of implementing plans during active conflict, and the exclusion of refugees from adaptation decision-making.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000225#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["national adaptation plan","climate change adaptation","climate finance","Green Climate Fund","water scarcity"],"geography_discussed":["Somalia","Sudan","Mali","Rwanda","Afghanistan","Bangladesh","Central African Republic","Zimbabwe","Togo","Kenya","Ethiopia","Cameroon","Burkina Faso","Brazil","Colombia","Chile","Palestine","South Kordofan"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","case study"]},{"id":"saiia-001588","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/saiia-001588","title":"Riding the Sudanese Storm: China, India, Russia, Brazil and the Two Sudans","publisher":{"name":"South African Institute of International Affairs","organization":"south-african-institute-of-international-affairs"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2014-07","source_url":"https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Occasional-Paper-197.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document examines the role of 'emerging powers'—specifically China, India, Russia, and Brazil—in the two Sudans following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement and South Sudan's 2011 independence. 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It argues that while resource scarcity is often cited as a cause of Sahelian conflict, the violence in the Nuba Mountains is rooted in a long history of systemic marginalisation by an Arab-Muslim dominated state hierarchy. The author details the role of the National Islamic Front (NIF) in launching a 'jihad' against the Nuba in the 1990s, involving forced Islamisation and the use of 'murahaleen' militias. 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