Sudan: Reversing the Cycle of Conflict over Resources in North Darfur

May 3, 2017 | UNEP
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That conflict occurs over scarce natural resources, such as water, is an accepted fact. But in a region in North Darfur, after more than a decade of strife that has eroded trust and traditional institutions responsible for negotiating the rights of access to water and grazing land, the reverse is unfolding: it’s these very scarce resources that is bringing conflict-weary people together and slowly mending trust. Water is like a capricious spirit in the Wadi El Ku region in North Darfur, Sudan, which gets its name from the seasonal river that runs through it on which 700,000 people directly rely.