Video: The disappearance of marshes in South Sudan is a real environmental problem
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Ecological problems are a real scourge of humanity. Inattention to them is tantamount to suicide, because what could be worse than the gradual destruction of the house in which you live. One of such "problematic" regions on the planet is the vast swampy Sadd region in South Sudan … The wetlands in the Nile River Basin are among the largest in the world. Sadd's area averages 30,000 square meters. km, but during the rainy season it can reach 130,000 square meters. km, which is comparable to the area of modern England.
Everything is harmonious in nature, the Sadd region is the only natural regulator of water on the Nile. Although, of course, the annual spills cause a lot of inconvenience to local residents. Swamp vegetation multiplies in flooded areas at an incredible rate, most commonly papyrus and aquatic grasses that create dams. Navigation is impossible without clearing the canals.
The fauna of the Sadd region is extremely rich and diverse: lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, hippos, horned antelopes, giraffes, crocodiles, snakes, numerous species of birds and insects live here. The fauna of the Sadd region is a real surviving reserve, because in the rest of South Sudan, poachers have hunted rare animals for many years in a row.
Today the territory of Sadd is endangered. This is due to human activity. In the 1970s, a 360 km Jonglei Canal project was developed, co-financed by Sudan and Egypt. The canal was expected to be built in order to reduce the loss of water due to evaporation in the territory of Sadd. It was assumed that local residents, who are constantly suffering from drought, will be able to use the water for agriculture, cattle breeding and for their personal needs. In addition, the construction of the canal would solve the shipping problem.
The construction of the canal was never completed, prevented by the civil war in Sudan. In fact, two-thirds of the canal was built, but despite this, local residents expressed a clear protest against the construction. The tribes living on the territory of Sadd understand that the artificial channel of the Nile River will provoke the disappearance of lakes and swamps, a decrease in fish resources, desertification of lands, that is, it will fundamentally disrupt the ecosystem of the area. If the Jonglei Canal project is completed, the Sadd region is in danger of extinction, just as the Aral Sea, one of the largest lakes in Central Asia, and the Crescent Lake in the Gobi Desert have practically disappeared from the face of the earth in recent years.
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