Sudan Signs MoU To Address Impacts Of Extreme Weather Events
12 July, 2018
JOHANNESBURG (Sudanow) – The Government of Republic of the Sudan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Risk Capacity (ARC) to work together towards helping the country better prepare to efficiently deal with extreme weather events and natural disasters.
The MoU was signed during the ARC ‘Lessons Learned Workshop’ for the countries of East and Southern African (ESA) region which held on Wednesday at the Park Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa, to take stock of the ARC programme implementation.
The Minister of Interior, Mr. Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamad, represented by Dr. Hashim Hussein, the Secretary-General of the Sudanese National Council for Civil Defence (NCCD), restated the faith of the Government of Sudan in the African Risk Capacity as a tested mechanism to provide sustainable solutions against the impact of natural disasters in the country. The Government of Sudan formalised the partnership with the Agency shortly after an ARC workshop in June. He reiterated the power the African continent can unleash when there is unity of purpose, as exemplified in the ARC initiative to combat natural disaster risks.
"The adverse impact of droughts and floods in Sudan threatens livelihoods,” said Mr. Hussein. “Unless measures to prepare for natural disaster risk through are quickly taken, the country’s ongoing efforts to combat poverty, reduce food insecurity, and sustainably manage natural resources cannot be adequately achieved. This is our hope and objective in signing the MoU to work with the African Risk Capacity.”
The Director-General of the African Risk Capacity, Mr. Mohamed Beavogui, stated that this collaboration is yet another milestone in the resolve of Africans to taking charge of their own destiny.
“The commitment of the African Risk Capacity to protect the livelihoods of vulnerable people in Africa against the impact of natural disasters can best be realised when other member states join Sudan in signing the Memorandum of Understanding with ARC for structured national technical capacity building. The disaster risks confronting Africa affects all of the continent, and therefore, can best be combatted when we all work together.”
The Government of Sudan began engaging with the African Risk Capacity in September 2017 to explore ways to diversify existing disaster risk management strategies through a sovereign insurance mechanism. Through the MoU, the Government of Sudan will work with the African Risk Capacity to strengthen the national disaster risk management and financing systems in Sudan and create a pathway to effectively and sustainably finance disaster responses, namely to climate disasters like drought and flood.
Several vulnerability indices rank Sudan among the countries most affected by climate variability and change in the world. Sudan has the second largest holding of livestock in Africa after Ethiopia, and a large percentage of the livestock are kept by nomadic pastoralists who are severely exposed to drought. Although Sudan practices a mixed system of agriculture, 70% of its cereal production is rainfed agriculture that is susceptible to drought and flood.
The African Risk Capacity model is home-grown, innovative, cost-effective, and is proving that it can assist member-states to strengthen their capacities to better plan, prepare and respond to extreme weather events and natural disasters, thereby achieving the food security for their populations.
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) was established as a Specialized Agency of the African Union (AU) to help member states improve their capacities to better plan, prepare and respond to extreme weather events and natural disasters, therefore protecting the food security of their vulnerable populations.
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