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Brokering Localization: Country‐Based Pooled Funds in Humanitarian Assistance

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes Country‐Based Pooled Funds (CBPFs) to identify types of brokerage models and their effects on localization. CBPFs are intermediaries in the aid chain connecting donors to implementers such as the United Nations, international non‐governmental organizations (INGOs) and national NGOs (NNGOs). This paper analyzes four of the
Maryam Zarnegar Deloffre
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Nile’s Flow of Tensions: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Its Impact on Ethiopian-Sudanese Relations

Polish Political Science Yearbook
Over the last decade, the Ethiopian project of constructing a dam on the Blue Nile (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, GERD) close to its border with Sudan resulted in creating serious political tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia, with Sudan being ...
Hanna Rubinkowska-Anioł, Nagmeldin Karamalla-Gaiballa   +1 more
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Using childhood landscape memories to uncover the dynamics of Anthropocene in African Urbanscapes

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This perspective provides a reflective account of our personal experiences as African professors and lecturers in diverse fields of environmental sciences encountering the urban Anthropocene. Here, we explain the nature of the unprecedented, potent and hidden changes in our lived environments.
Aliyu Salisu Barau, Halima Abdulkadir Idris, Muhammad Nuraddeen Danjuma, Murtala Uba Mohammed, Abdulaziz Hassan, Amina Sheikh Abdullahi   +5 more
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UN EFFORTS IN RESOLVING THE ABYEI CONFLICT BETWEEN SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN

Journal of Social Political Sciences
The conflict in the Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan is a protracted issue driven by historical, ethnic, and resource-based factors. This study investigates the role of the United Nations in addressing the Abyei conflict, with a focus on the ...
Abyan Dhamar Averil
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Application of the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) Model to simulate current and future water demand in the Blue Nile [PDF]

The riparian countries of the Nile have agreed to collaborate in the development of its water resources for sustainable socioeconomic growth. Currently there is significant potential for expansion of hydropower and irrigation in the Blue Nile River in ...
Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele, Ibrahim, Y. A., McCartney, Matthew, Sileshi, Y.   +3 more
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Past, present and future of local crop evolution

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales, Philippa Ryan, Amy Jackson, Hong Phuong Le, James Borrell, Aaron Davis, Rafal M. Gutaker   +6 more
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An Investigation on Farmers’ Comprehension of Irrigation Applications and Assessment of Agricultural Cooperatives’ Services, Khartoum State- SUDAN

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
This study is based on a field survey of farmers in Khartoum State, Sudan. The aim of the study is to assess members of cooperatives’ knowledge and proficiency with irrigation water application and other agricultural technical packages.
Yassir FadelAllah Abderahman Mohammed, Nizamettin Çiftçi, Mehmet Şahin   +2 more
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Unveiling the health‐promoting potential of Sudanese sorghum landraces: A legacy rooted in Eastern Sudan, Kassala, and the Red Sea States

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Sorghum is a staple food for hundreds of millions of people in dry regions worldwide, and improving its nutritional quality is vital for global food and health security under climate change. In this study, we evaluated traditional Sudanese sorghum varieties grown in eastern deltas to better understand their natural health‐promoting properties. We found
Khitma A. Sir Elkhatim, Manhal Gobara Hamid, Ahmed Khalifa, Mahbubjon Rahmatov, Mohammed Elsafy, Tilal Abdelhalim   +5 more
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A synthetic eco‐evolutionary proposal for the conservation of wild relatives of the olive tree

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Societal Impact Statement Crop wild relatives (CWR) are valuable sources of genetic diversity for plant breeding. However, the identification of wild untapped genetic resources (i.e., unexploited in crops) is not always straightforward. We propose a methodology to guide the identification and conservation of these resources that integrates both genetic
Andrés Barea‐Márquez, Guillaume Besnard, Miguel González Ximénez‐Embún, Carlos García‐Verdugo, Concepción M. Diez, José Carlos Pérez‐Girón, Rafael Rubio de Casas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential patterns of fall armyworm seasonal migration in West Africa modeled with atmospheric trajectory analyses

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Migratory fall armyworms in West African breeding habitats showed clear seasonal movements: shifting southwest from January to May, turning northeast in June to July, and returning southwest from August to December. Abstract BACKGROUND The migratory invasive species fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda, FAW) has established year‐round populations in ...
Fan‐Qi Gao, Xue‐Yan Zhang, Rosina Kyerematen, Gao Hu, Regan Early, Jason W. Chapman   +5 more
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