The livelihoods of many farming families are threatened due to the cumulative effects of conflict, economic and political instability, combined with increased water consumption from population growth and agricultural development; climate change is the latest threat.
Women in Sudan’s southern White Nile, who are disproportionately affected by these natural and man-made hazards, are being encouraged to take a more active decision-making role in community projects that include building a water harvesting reservoir and planting drought-tolerant and higher-yielding crops. .
Read more here about how other farming communities around the world can learn from Sudan’s farmers and combat their own water crises and adapt to climate change.