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Republic of Sudan Fire Management Strategy Framework and Outline 2021

Introduction The development of the Sudan fire management strategy framework and outline aimed to offer guidance and information about the positive and negative social, cultural, environmental and economic impacts of natural and non-natural wildfires, as well as to support decisionmakers in achieving sustainable fire management.
Country Sudan
Start date 10/02/2020
End date 01/01/2021
Status Completed
Objective / Goal To analyze and assess the wildfire status as well as to develop and structure a framework and outline for a fire management strategy based on the situation of fire in Sudan. 
Beneficiaries Commissioned by FAO Office (Sudan) for the REDD+ programme, Forest National Corporation (FNC) at the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources with support of the Federal Government of Sudan.
Activities

Set of outlines and frameworks for the development of wildfire management strategy options, which could further be applied down into implementation action plans. 

  • Within the proposed institutional fire management framework, there should be increased involvement of local administrations and women. 
  • Access to high-resolution remote sensing data will improve the quality of the national GHG inventories. 
  • Enhancement of mapping will enable forest burnt areas to be detected accurately. 
  • Assessing wildfire risk will aid in quantifying the potential wildfire intensity, severity and effect on livelihoods.
  • There is a need to allocate funding to set up the fire focal points as part of the institutional fire framework of the Forest National Corporation (FNC) at the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources.