The complexity
and the breadth of Sudan’s security,
political and socio-economic situation
poses immense challenges to recovery
and development. This calls for the
deployment of effective strategic
planning tools that can help identify,
consolidate, display and consequently
prioritise the array of key human
security threats and socio-economic
risks facing the country and its population.
The Threat and Risk Mapping and Analysis
(TRMA) project responds to this urgent
need by supporting the establishment
of a more effective mechanism for
recovery and development planning
throughout Sudan. It was launched
in December 2007 by UNDP in partnership
with the UK's Department for International
Development (DfID). This three-year
initiative is currently jointly funded
by DfID and the Bureau for Crisis
Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) of
UNDP.
The TRMA project takes a state-by-state
approach, and works collaboratively
with all UN agencies, (I)NGOs and
National counterparts to systematically
identify, geo-reference, digitize
and consolidate existing baseline
information relevant for recovery
and development activities. This way,
it helps provide a common platform
for information management, that facilitates
the identification of critical data
correlations and the display of potential
inter-linkages among cross-cutting
threats and risks.
TRMA also supports the development
of a State Government-led needs and
risks assessment framework to help
prioritize targeted programmatic responses
and interventions, based on context-specific
evidence.
Objectives
• National level Sudan Conflict
Management Advisory Group (SCMAG)
established and providing inputs into
national policy for conflict management
and support for the implementation
of CPA, ESPA and Darfur peace process;
• Gender sensitive security
threat and socio-economic risk mapping
completed in key States in Northern
and Southern Sudan and results incorporated
into State level development planning;
• National capacities conflict
management, analysis and mapping of
security threats and socio-economic
risks enhanced;
• UNDP capacity for crisis sensitive
recovery and development programming
enhanced and sustainably supported.
Snapshots of the project's major achievements
• Participatory workshops to
map local development needs for conflict
sensitive programming have taken place
in almost each locality throughout
the six most conflict affected states
of North Sudan. A total of 44 workshops
were held in South Kordofan, Blue
Nile, Abyei, Gedaref, Kassala and
Red Sea States and attracting 1240
participants. Attendees were mainly
from the local and state level administration,
religious leadership and civil society.
Through these workshops they were
given the opportunity to discuss issues
that they perceive as key challenges
to the sustainable recovery of their
communities from crisis and to prioritize
target areas for intervention. As
a result of this information gathering
and consultative process, over 5800
data inputs were collected and approximately
700 new villages were mapped;
• The full TRMA first project
cycle has been completed in the states
of Kassala, Red Sea as well as in
the pilot phase carried out in South
Kordofan State. Key findings of the
project's mapping and analysis constitute
the foundation for the development
of an integrated recovery and development
programming framework for the UNDP,
state government and other development
partners;
• The first collective Information
Management Working Group Atlas was
compiled in November 2008 and disseminated
to most UN Agencies operating in Sudan,
international donors, funds and INGOs.
The CD (Arc Reader) contains GIS data
from the participatory mapping workshops,
as well as baseline data in a variety
of sectors, such as water, health,
education, comprehensive village profiles.
The baseline data was provided by
relevant UN agencies, INGOs and academic
institutions;
• In Darfur, baseline data from
multiple programming sectors, such
as health, education, rule of law
and livelihoods was collected and
mapped in July 2008.
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