Sudan: Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment
Publisher: UNEP
Date: 2007
Topics: Assessment, Climate Change, Extractive Resources, Governance, Land, Renewable Resources
Countries: Sudan
"In January 2005, the Sudanese Government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army signed a Comprehensive Peace Agreement, putting an end to twenty-two years of continuous civi war. With peace and a fast-growing economy fueled by its emerging oil industry, most of the country can now focus on recovery and development.
With a view to gaining a comprehensive understanding of the current state of the environment in Sudan and catalysing action to address the country’s key environmental problems, the Government of National Unity (GONU) and Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) requested the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to conduct a post-conflict environmental assessment of Sudan. The goal of the UNEP assessment was accordingly to develop a solid technical basis for medium-term corrective action in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development."