Resilience Strategies of Local Communities to Access Water in the Context of Armed Conflict in Sudan
Resilience Strategies of Local Communities to Access Water in the Context of
Armed Conflict in Sudan
Date: Wednesday 13th May, 2026
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm (Cairo Time)
Speaker: Noha Hassan El Tayib Hamza (University Paris 8 / CEDEJ Khartoum)
Wars have severe effects on water access through their impact on water resources, production, and distribution. Given this fact, the
study intends to explore the resilience strategies adopted by local communities in Sudan to maintain access to water during the
armed conflict that broke out in April 2023. Therefore, it aims to examine the construction, negotiation, and sustainability of these
strategies in a state of chronic instability. To achieve this objective, this study attempts to answer three questions relating to the
effect of war on water resources, production, and distribution; resilience strategies developed by local Sudanese communities to
maintain access to water during periods of armed conflict; and community-level responses to water scarcity. To answer these
questions, a qualitative research design was used to collect data. The study particularly used observation and in-depth interviews
with different actors in the study sites. Thematic analysis of data revealed that the war destroyed production stations and distribution networks; it also polluted water sources. And consequently, local communities innovated new resilience strategies to access water. These findings provide valuable insights to policymakers, development agencies, and peace-building practitioners seeking to design context-specific interventions that enhance water security and foster long-term resilience in conflict-affected settings.
About the Speaker
Noha Hassan El Tayib Hamza graduated from the University of Khartoum with an honors degree in sociology and social
anthropology. Then she obtained her master’s and PhD degrees from the University of Khartoum. Currently, she is an assistant
professor and the graduate program coordinator in the same department at the University of Khartoum. Also, she is an associate
researcher at CEDEJ Khartoum and works as an associate translator affiliated with the Jusur Center for Certified Translation. Now,
she is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Paris 8/France, where her work investigates the qualitative and quantitative
impacts of armed conflict on water access and the resilience strategies of local communities in Sudan. Her broader research
interests include water and climate challenges, migration, demographic studies, refugee studies, and medical sociology.
OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
cedejsudan (11 mai 2026). Resilience Strategies of Local Communities to Access Water in the Context of Armed Conflict in Sudan. CEDEJ Khartoum. Consulté le 17 juin 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/1673f

