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Another concern within Sudan is the quality of the water people have access to. In eastern Sudan, a study was conducted in the cities of Wad Madani and Al Khartoum that revealed 86% of water in public taps was meeting both Sudanese and international quality levels. [6] In Darfur, water scarcity is more prevalent with many people regularly being ...
The water level of the Nile River in Sudan rose and reached record levels, as floods entered homes and destroyed about 100,000 homes, and caused about 100 deaths. [5] The level of the Blue Nile reached more than 17 metres, breaking all records.
On 13 August 2024, Sudan's Interior Ministry reported that at least 68 people have been killed due to extensive flooding, and called the floods the worst in the nation since 2019. At least 44,000 civilians were displaced by the flooding since 1 July.
Water conflict in Sudan typically concerns canal building or farming projects. One of the more notable sources of conflict has been the Jonglei Canal project, begun in 1978. The project was started for two primary reasons: to drain the Sudd Swamps to create additional farmland and to conserve the water being evaporated as it sat idle in the ...
The 1946 flood caused great destruction in Sudan, causing casualties and caused the spread of infectious diseases [2] 1988: 15.68 cubic metres (554 cu ft) 76 dead, hundreds wounded, and many economic losses [3] 2007: unknown 64 dead, 335 wounded, and 30,000 homes destroyed [4] 2013: 17.4 cubic metres (610 cu ft)
The 2022 Sudan floods saw the figure for flood-affected people in Sudan had exceeded the figure for 2021, rising to 314,500. [1] From 2017 to 2021, there were 388,600 people affected by floods annually.
Water supply in Southern Sudan is faced with numerous challenges. Although the White Nile runs through the country, water is scarce during the dry season in areas that are not located on the river. About half the population does not have access to an improved water source , defined as a protected well, standpipe or a handpump within 1 km.
If Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia are unable to come together to work out possible solutions or compromises for this water problem, The GERD could possibly pose an existential threat to Lake Nasser and could have a great destabilizing effect on Egypt and Sudan who rely on it so greatly in many sectors of the economy. [22]