For the documentary Kinson and I are going to talk about the water in Sudan. The water is one of the main issue in Sudan, the water in Sudan are the major problem for Sudanese to suffer from the dehydration or the muddy water which causes different types of diseases, like cholera, typhoid, diarrhea...
Southern Sudan is part of Africa's largest country and also one of the world poorest country, The total area of Sudan are 2,505,813sq km, the area for land in Sudan are 2.376 million and the area of water are only 129,813sq km, from these statistics we can compare the area for land in Sudan and the area of water. The results are clearly shown that the total areas of water are only covering a small area of Sudan. Sudan have the six month of dry season and in this period of time the daily temperatures often rise above 49 Celsius which shows how are Sudanese needed water. A considerable amount of water is lost for evaporation and because of poor maintenance of irrigation systems.
Southern Sudan is part of Africa's largest country and also one of the world poorest country, The total area of Sudan are 2,505,813sq km, the area for land in Sudan are 2.376 million and the area of water are only 129,813sq km, from these statistics we can compare the area for land in Sudan and the area of water. The results are clearly shown that the total areas of water are only covering a small area of Sudan. Sudan have the six month of dry season and in this period of time the daily temperatures often rise above 49 Celsius which shows how are Sudanese needed water. A considerable amount of water is lost for evaporation and because of poor maintenance of irrigation systems.
Sudanese are suffering everyday of their lives; clear water is the most important source that all the Sudanese need and want. Nearly everyday millions of Southern Sudanese must walk miles to get water from ponds, marshes... The water is usually contaminated with different bacteria and this will only causes them more and more sickness and maybe even death. They got no choice but to collect water that is full of bacteria and each year over millions of Sudanese are force to move away for their village and searching for sources of more water, water is desperately needed for Sudan.
The Sudanese usually had water sickness, water in Sudan are mostly contaminated by bacteria and the bacteria will cause different type of waterborne diseases. The major infectious diseases were from the waterborne diseases and the waterborne diseases had included different bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, C and E, and the typhoid fever. Malaria is also one of the main disease from the water that Sudanese drink, this disease mostly happened in north, in 2007 over 2.7million cases of malaria were reported and 6% of all hospital deaths were linked to malaria.
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Introduction:
· Southern Sudan is part of Africa's largest country and also one of the world poorest country
· The total area of Sudan are 2,505,813sq km, the area for land in Sudan are 2.376 million and the area of water are only 129,813sq km
· % of population using improved drinking water
· total : 57%
· urban : 64%
· rural : 52%
· During the six month of dry season, the daily temperatures often rise above 49 Celsius which shows how are Sudan waterless
Part 2:
· Nearly everyday millions of Southern Sudanese must walk miles to get water from ponds, marshes... The water is usually contaminated with different bacteria and this will only causes them more and more sickness and even death. They got no choice but to collect water that is full of bacteria
· Each year over millions of Sudanese are force to move away for their village and searching for sources of more water, water are desperate need for Sudan
· A considerable amount of water is lost for evaporation and because of poor maintenance of irrigation systems
· The major infectious diseases were from the waterborne diseases and the waterborne diseases had included different bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, C and E, and the typhoid fever
· Malaria is one of the main disease from the water that Sudanese drink, this disease mostly happened in north, in 2007 over 2.7million cases of malaria were reported and 6% of all hospital deaths were linked to malaria
· Comparing to the statistic to MEDC (Hong Kong), Hong Kong’s total area is only 1,104 sq km and the total area of water are 50 sq km. That’s not a lots, but it’s good enough for everyone in Hong Kong.
Part 3:
· In Sudan there are only 70% of Sudanese gets access to safe water
· Lack of water is a crisis throughout all of Sudan. In South Sudan, only 30% of rural dwellers have access to safe drinking water
· As a result, scores of adults and children are dying from diarrhea and other water-related maladies, such as guinea worm. The people’s health also is impacted by the high risk of contracting malaria, typhoid, or dengue fevers. In addition, nearly 350,000 people are living with HIV and AIDS.
· World Vision in Sudan today
o The Darfur Clean Water Initiative improves access to water in South Darfur communities by drilling 50 deep wells.
o The Yambio County Water and Environmental Sanitation Project will increase clean and safe water access by drilling 21 boreholes and promoting safe hygiene practices. The Gograil Water and Environmental Sanitation Project in the west will achieve the same objectives.
o Quality Basic Education for War-Affected Children in South Darfur will improve quality basic education targeting all school-age children, especially girls, in South Darfur by providing appropriate teaching and learning materials, including water supply, and essential furniture for classrooms.
Resources of research:
- http://waterwiki.net/index.php/Facing_Water_Challenges_in_Sudan:_A_WWDR3_Case_Study
- http://www.waterforsudan.org/
- http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2010/world/perspective-sudan-land-of-water-and-thirst-war-and-peace/
- http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=92597
- http://geology.about.com/b/2008/12/23/water-in-sudan.htm
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