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Research location: Khartoum and Um-Dawan-Ban

Khartoum and Um-Dawan-Ban

"I personally have felt the effects healthwise. I am asthmatic, and now I have more attacks than before as a result of air pollution, high temperatures and increased humidity in the air."
 - Female, 35-50, Khartoum

"Families have been separated from each other and people have had to move to other cities because of the flooding. Floods have really affected our lives."
 - Female, 18-24, Um-Dawan-Ban, Khartoum State 

"Before we used to have many trees, but now it’s deforested. People have used it for buildings and houses. There are no trees left to cut."
 - Male, 25-34, Um-Dawan-Ban, Khartoum State
 

Fieldwork locations

  • Khartoum is Sudan’s capital and lies towards the north-east of the country
  • Um-Dawan-Ban is a peri-urban suburb south-east of Khartoum
 

Focus groups

  • Two focus groups with men and women working in the capital city of Sudan (higher socio-economic class)
  • Two focus groups in an outlying, peri-urban area on the outskirts of Khartoum (lower socio-economic class)