Environment & Sustainability Guide in Sudan
Air quality, green spaces, and environmental policies
Air Quality Index
Air quality data for Sudan is unavailable in current databases, with stable trends over 6 months. Limited monitoring exists, primarily in urban areas like Khartoum where dust storms from desertification contribute to PM levels. No major government air quality initiatives reported recently due to conflict.
Water Quality
Water quality in Sudan is poor, with only 44% of population accessing safely managed drinking water. Pollution from agriculture, industry, and conflict disrupts the Nile, leading to contamination. Treatment standards are inadequate in rural areas.
Recycling System
Recycling infrastructure in Sudan is virtually non-existent, with no national rate data available and no formalized types reported. Waste management is informal, focused on urban collection amid conflict disruptions.
Green Spaces
Sudan has 10 national parks and reserves covering about 10% forest cover, threatened by deforestation at 2% annual rate. Protected areas like Dinder National Park support biodiversity but face poaching and encroachment.
Environmental Policies
Sudan ratified the Paris Agreement in 2017 and has environmental laws from 2002, but enforcement is weak due to conflict. Policies target deforestation and water management.
- •Environmental Framework Act 2002
- •National Adaptation Plan
Natural Disaster Risk
HIGHSudan experiences high risk from floods, droughts, and flash floods, exacerbated by conflict limiting response.
Sustainability Initiatives
Sudan leverages hydropower from Roseires Dam, contributing most renewables; targets 25% by 2030 via solar projects despite N/A current percentage.
Informal waste collection in Khartoum; UNEP supports community recycling pilots, but no national system.
Watershed protection along Nile; community programs for clean water access amid scarcity.
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