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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. Additionally, the project will rehabilitate 400 km of livestock corridors and 151,000 hectares of rangelands to improve pastoralist mobility and reduce conflict between farmers and herders.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-006151#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The project aims to sequester 9.23 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent over a 20-year investment lifespan through the restoration of 125,000 hectares of agroforestry and 151,000 hectares of rangeland.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-006151#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The initiative targets the Kordofan States in Sudan, where average temperatures increased by 1.95 °C from 1989 to 2016, a rate more than double the global average.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-006151#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project will build the capacity of 500 smallholder gum Arabic producer associations (GAPAs) to produce high-quality, clean, dry gum according to international IAPG standards to increase their market value.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-006151#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To ensure sustainability and a paradigm shift, the project leverages USD 14.72 million in private sector financing from Elemats gum company and Ebda’a Bank to provide pre-financing and credit to GAPAs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-006151#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project will establish 400 km of negotiated and demarcated livestock corridors in South Kordofan, including 60 km of concrete markers at conflict hotspots, to restore pastoralist mobility.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-006151#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project intends to increase water supply along livestock corridors from 2,712,000 m3 to 3,112,000 m3 through the rehabilitation of watering points.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-006151#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project targets 371,528 direct beneficiaries (including 53,000 farm households and 13,338 pastoralist households) and an estimated 1.21 million indirect beneficiaries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-006151#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A key strategy for long-term sustainability is the promotion of 'clean, dry hashab gum' as a new market standard in public auction markets, starting with the El Obeid Crop Auction Market.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-006151#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project incorporates gender-responsive actions to address inequalities in Sudan, such as providing literacy and numeracy training for women and supporting women-led producer groups.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-006151#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["agroforestry","carbon sequestration","climate change adaptation","Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation","climate finance","gender mainstreaming","land degradation"],"geography_discussed":["Sahel"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["funding proposal","impact assessment"]},{"id":"gclifun-005186","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gclifun-005186","title":"Building resilience in the face of climate change within traditional rain fed agricultural and pastoral systems in Sudan","publisher":{"name":"Green Climate Fund","organization":"green-climate-fund"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020-05-08","source_url":"https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp139-gender-assessment.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report assesses gender inequalities in Sudan and their intersection with climate change to inform a Gender Action Plan (GAP) for a resilience-building project. 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Women are primarily responsible for water and firewood collection, food production, and storage, while men typically handle commercial timber and non-timber forest product extraction.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005186#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Women in Sudan face significant systemic inequalities, ranking 140 out of 145 countries in the 2013 Gender Inequality Index (GII) with a value of 0.628. The 2014 Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) value of 0.555 further indicates that discrimination against women is very high.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005186#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Gender-based violence (GBV) is a prevalent issue in Sudan, exacerbated by armed conflicts and environmental degradation. Approximately 86.6% of women aged 15-49 have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and 34% of women in the same age group believe a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife under certain conditions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005186#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There are stark disparities in education and labor force participation. In 2010, only 12.8% of women had at least a secondary education compared to 18.2% of men. In the labor force, women's participation is significantly lower (6.08%) than men's (15%), with the vast majority of women in agriculture (78%-90%) working in the traditional subsistence sector.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005186#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Women in rural Sudan lack equal legal rights to own land assets, although they have secure access to non-land assets. 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