The Nile Basin Discourse is keen on increasing the voices of stakeholders and especially vulnerable communities in difficult to reach geographic regions. On this basis, July 31st 2015 saw the NBD signing a MoU with NBI’s Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO); that entails nine understandings focussing on strengthening stakeholder consultations and communication in the Eastern Nile member states of Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Sudan.

Sudan has been identified as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. It suffers from limited water resources and cycles of the occurrence of drought that negatively affect the livelihood of many communities. According to the vulnerability zones mapping, Makahaya- located southwest of Umm Rawaba town in Kordfan - has been identified as the most vulnerable area in Sudan. Makahay has a total area of 380,000 square kilometres representing 24% of Sudan's total area.
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