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First African Dryland Week 10 – 17 June, 2011 Dakar, Senegal Great Green Wall - Sudan Dakar - 2011

Introduction

Introduction In Rural areas: Main objectives: • protection against sand encroachment is a component of infrastructure and part of farmland protection; • the fight against erosion is part of land protection and crop production improvement; • firew ood is produced, w ith a view to meet local needs and to reduce pressure on nearby natural forests; • the development and management of natural forests involves the neighbouring populations and the external actors; • fodder and pastoral production is envisaged w ith a view to increasing family incomes and reducing pressure on nearby rangelands. In the urban areas Main objectives: • protection of cities against sand encroachment and pollution; • recreational areas for city dw ellers; • w ood production in adequately managed plantations.

Countries Distances (km) Superficie (Ha) 1 Senegal 535 802500 2 Mauritania 867 1300500 3 Mali 886 1329000 4 Burkina 604 906000 5 Niger 933 1399500 6 Nigeria 352 528000 7 Chad 893 1339500 8 Sudan 1520 2280000 9 Eritrea 387 580500 10 Ethiopia 589 883500 11 Djibouti 209 313500 TOTAL 76775 11662500

Location N N Great Green W all - Sudan Great Green W all - Sudan 25 3 0 3 5 25 3 0 3 5 # Wadi Halfa' 20 20 20 20 Red Sea Bur Sudan Argo # # Dunqulah # M arawi # Northern darfur Northern Barbar # River Nile `Atbarah Ad Damir # # Shandi # Abu Dulaq G oz Ragab # Wad Hassunah Aroma # # # Al Sharmah Khartoum ## # Surarayiyah # Kassala Aroma # # # # Umm Durman # Betbetti Haraza # # # Al Khartum Kasala Kasala Tini Miski # # 15 # # Dazingor 15 # Q umqum Wad Rawa # # # # Al Jubaylat Halfa' al Jadidah # # # 15 15 Tandubayah Al Qutaynah Dirrah # # # Northern Kurdufan # Sawdari # Aj Jazira Abu Hadid as Sub Sawdiri Wad Madani Shuwak # Kutum Al Manaqil # # M ellit # # Ad Duwaym Al Qadarif # Qadarif # # Barah Al Fashir # Al Junaynah # Al Hawatah # # Al Ubayyid Kusti # Tandalti # Zalingei # # Umm Ruwabah # Sennar # Western darfur Ar Rahad Westen Kurdufan Abu Zabad White Nile # Karkulli Nyala Dilling # # # Blue Nile Southern darfur Southern Kurdufan Al Mijlad Kaduqli # # Talawdi # 10 10 10 10 Upper Nile M alakal # Northen Bahr Al gazal Uwayl Al wahda # Westen Bahr Al gazal Warab Junqoley Rumbek # Al buhaurat 5 5 5 5 Western Equatoria Juba # Eastern Equatoria Y ambio # Torit Bahr Al jabal # 25 3 0 3 5 25 3 0 3 5 200 0 200 400 Kilometers 200 0 200 400 Kilometers Towns # Sd-majortowns Rivers # Source: GIS $ Remote Sensing Unit Rivers Source: GIS $ Remote Sensing Unit Geat Green Wall Forests National C orporation Great Green Wall Forests National C orporation 8 Sep. 2010 Khartoum , Sudan 8 Sep. 2010 Khartoum , Sudan

Concrete Ideas • Establishment of the Focal Point: – Capacity Building • Training to direct the GGW • Study tour • Logistics – Information netw ork – GIS mapping system

Concrete Ideas • Plantation of the native species – Acacia Senegal – Acacia seya – Acacia millefera – Balanites aegyptica

Concrete Ideas • Water Harvesting techniques • Microfinance Projects for sustainable development: – Energy aw areness – Agro forestry projects

Forest Wood Products

Non- Wood Forest Products

Increased Agricultural Diversity

Protection of Agricultural Lands

Sand Dune Fixation

Shelterbelts