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View article: Economic impacts of large dams on downstream brickmaking in developing countries
Economic impacts of large dams on downstream brickmaking in developing countries Open
Large dams have positive and negative impacts, including disrupting brickmaking on the floodplains downstream due to flow regulation and sediment reduction, affecting the supply of essential construction material, notably in developing cou…
View article: Toward integrated dam assessment: evaluating multi-dimensional impacts of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Sudan
Toward integrated dam assessment: evaluating multi-dimensional impacts of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Sudan Open
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile is expected to influence many ecosystem services, such as flood regulation, hydro-electricity production, food supply, and habitat provision, among others. Understanding these impacts …
View article: Water-energy-food planning and operations framework for river basins with a case study on the Blue Nile
Water-energy-food planning and operations framework for river basins with a case study on the Blue Nile Open
Water infrastructure is essential to achieving several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 2 on zero hunger, SDG 6 on water and sanitation, and SDG 7 on affordable and clean energy. However, important tradeoffs and synergie…
View article: Monitoring Indicators of Economic Activities in Sudan Amidst Ongoing Conflict Using Satellite Data
Monitoring Indicators of Economic Activities in Sudan Amidst Ongoing Conflict Using Satellite Data Open
Political tensions in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) escalated into an armed conflict on 15 April 2023, and continues to unfold to date. Besides the severe humanitarian catastrophe, the war dis…
View article: Data related to: Economic impacts of large dams on downstream brick-making in developing countries
Data related to: Economic impacts of large dams on downstream brick-making in developing countries Open
Data related to: Economic impacts of large dams on downstream brick-making in developing countries
View article: XDAT file of the parallel coordinates plot
XDAT file of the parallel coordinates plot Open
XDAT file of the parallel coordinates plot
View article: Sudan’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
Sudan’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation Open
Since the secession of South Sudan in 2011, the Sudanese economy has faced an unprecedented economic downturn caused by the loss of around 75 percent of oil revenue, civil strife, and political instability (Alhelo, Siddig, and Kirui 2023),…
View article: The architecture of the Sudanese agricultural sector and its contribution to the economy between 1990 and 2021
The architecture of the Sudanese agricultural sector and its contribution to the economy between 1990 and 2021 Open
The paper reviews the performance of the Sudanese agricultural sector over the last three decades (1990 through 2021) and examines the drivers of that performance. Key findings show that the sector’s contribution to gross domestic product …
View article: Sudan’s agrifood system: Structure and drivers of transformation
Sudan’s agrifood system: Structure and drivers of transformation Open
Based on a set of economywide databases for Sudan that have detailed content on agricultural production and processing, this study diagnoses the transformation of Sudan’s agrifood system against a background of broad economic growth and tr…
View article: Armed conflict and business operations in Sudan: Survey evidence from agri-food processing firms
Armed conflict and business operations in Sudan: Survey evidence from agri-food processing firms Open
This study assesses how agri-food processing enterprises have been affected during the first 3 months of the on-going conflict in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Force (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The food processing and beverag…
View article: Political constraints and opportunities for agricultural investment in Sudan
Political constraints and opportunities for agricultural investment in Sudan Open
This note reviews Sudan’s contemporary political landscape and how it affects the viability of much needed investments central to the country’s agricultural transformation. It specifically focuses on livestock and horticulture value chains…
View article: Monitoring indicators of economic activity in Sudan amidst ongoing conflict using satellite data in Arabic
Monitoring indicators of economic activity in Sudan amidst ongoing conflict using satellite data in Arabic Open
The confrontation in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had persisted for months before escalating into an armed conflict on April 15th, 2023. Besides the severe humanitarian catastrophe, the war h…
View article: Quarterly bulletin on food price dynamics, inflation, and the food security situation in Sudan: 2021Q1- 2022Q4
Quarterly bulletin on food price dynamics, inflation, and the food security situation in Sudan: 2021Q1- 2022Q4 Open
- Average international prices of wheat, sorghum, rice, and sugar slightly increased in Q4 of 2022 compared to Q3. Import parity prices decreased during the same period because of the reduction in the freight cost to Port Sudan.\n- Annual …
View article: Impact of the ongoing conflict on smallholder farmers in Sudan: Evidence from a nationwide survey
Impact of the ongoing conflict on smallholder farmers in Sudan: Evidence from a nationwide survey Open
This study addresses the impact of the ongoing conflict in Sudan on smallholder farmers' intentions and challenges during the 2023 summer agricultural season. A nationally representative survey of 3,284 smallholder farmers was conducted. D…
View article: Integrated simulation framework for the impacts of large dams: Example of the GERD
Integrated simulation framework for the impacts of large dams: Example of the GERD Open
Efficient water resources management is essential for the sustainable development of nations, and large dams are an important tool for achieving this endeavor. Here, we present an integrated approach to simulating the impacts of large dams…
View article: A 2019 nexus social accounting matrix for Sudan
A 2019 nexus social accounting matrix for Sudan Open
Nexus SAMs aims to improve the quality and standardize the construction process of SAMs using a standard toolkit that enables tracing data sources and assumptions. The unified structure of nexus SAMs allows for more robust cross-country co…
View article: The architecture of the Sudanese agricultural sector and its contribution to the economy between 1990 and 2021 [in Arabic]
The architecture of the Sudanese agricultural sector and its contribution to the economy between 1990 and 2021 [in Arabic] Open
تستعرض هذه الورقة أداء القطاع الزراعي السوداني على مدى العقود الثلاثة الماضية (1990 حتى 2021) وتدرس دوافع هذا الأداء. وتبين النتائج الرئيسية أن مساهمة القطاع في الناتج المحلي الإجمالي كانت أكبر خلال الفترة 1990-1999 مما كانت عليه خلال العق…
View article: Bulletin on food price dynamics, inflation and the food security situation in Sudan: November-December 2022
Bulletin on food price dynamics, inflation and the food security situation in Sudan: November-December 2022 Open
Highlights:\n• The decline in international prices, especially for food commodities, helped to limit overall price inflation in Sudan in November and December 2022. Consequently, the annual inflation rates in these months were lower than t…