For years, Sudan has been destabilised by diminishing access to natural resources like pastureland, water and farmland. Climate change is making the situation worse. Unpredictable rains, desertification and increasing temperatures create conflict between neighbouring communities.
Working closely with rural communities across the country, our staff are trusted and knowledgeable. We provide the tools, training and decision-making approaches that bring everyone together. By doing so, we improve natural resources, rehabilitate barren land, integrate the power of clean energy and agricultural techniques, and amplify the voices of the most vulnerable.

+30
years continuously working in Sudan

750k
people reached through our work from April 2022 to March 2023

46k
people with improved food security and/or incomes as a result of regenerative agriculture practice

16k
farmers and pastoralists will effectively manage forest resources through our active UK Aid Match project
A vast country grappling with climate change and conflict
Diminishing natural resources such as water, pastureland, and fertile farming land have caused increased competition between neighbouring communities, severely disrupting the country. For this reason, Sudan has been described as the “home of the world’s first climate change war”. This vast country now faces incredible challenges as climate change and geopolitics combine to create substantial social and political instability.
Sudan has extensive agricultural land, yet unpredictable rainfall, inadequate management of water resources, absence of modern irrigation, and loss of traditional knowledge as a result of conflict have hit agriculture. A third of the population already lives below the poverty line. This could rise rapidly as civil conflict threatens security in some regions, increasing gender inequality and migration.
But in the face of enormous challenges, Practical Action has created solid community bonds through 30 years of helping people adapt to climate change. We work with communities in remote rural areas across the country through two offices in North Darfur (Elfasher and Kabkabya), in the east of Sudan (Kassala) and in the south (Blue Nile). Our focus is on building resilience through better agricultural practices, access to water and renewable energy.
Our long-standing ties with vulnerable communities allow us to combine our knowledge and proven techniques, advocating for policies and decisions that tackle the underlying problems at scale and reduce the tension and conflict among communities.
Our Funding Partners
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- European Union (EU)
- Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)
- UK Aid
- Mercy Corps
- International Potato Center (CIP)
Contacts
- For general information about our work:
[email protected] - For business development enquiries:
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- Postal address:
Practical Action, PO Box 4172, Khartoum 1114, Sudan - Registered office and street address:
House #91, Block 71, Al-Mamoura – Khartoum South
(East Siteen Street & North Madani Street)
- Tel:
+249-155662474
+249-155661959 - Fax:
+249-183-472002