Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in Sudan

Authors : Wadah ELSHEİKH, Mohammed NASRELDİN

Pages : 83-90

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Publication Date : 2022-12-29

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :The water sources in Sudan vary, as they represent river water, rain water, surface water and groundwater, where the lands of Sudan divide rivers, valleys, and creeks. However, Sudan suffers a variety of issues with regard to water, from a lack of safe drinking water and inadequate sanitation to water pollution and scarcity. Rapid population increase, urbanization, shifting consumption patterns, and competing demands from agriculture, industry, and energy are the main risks to the nation\`s water supplies. Additionally, with current and projected environmental changes on the horizon there is an urgent need to measure and analyze the impact of these changes. With global warming that has become a reality and the increase in greenhouse gas emissions will have a profound climatic, environmental, and social impact globally. Especially in the field of water sources, where droughts have begun in some areas, so it is necessary to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and switch to clean energy. Urgent and long-term efforts should also be made to conserve water and reduce risks related to climate change. All of these things may threaten life in large areas in Sudan, so through this review we have highlighted some of the problems related to climate change and its impact on water resources in Sudan, Where we focused in some detail on the expected effects on the rate of rainfall on agriculture, as it encapsulates the most significant water supply indirect effects of climate change.
Keywords : Climate Change, Water Resources, Sudan