Prevention studies on climate change estimate that, by 2050, the Darfur Region of Sudan will see a 9% decrease in precipitation depth due to a yearly temperature rise of 1.5 degrees.

The resulting soil degradation will represent (and already represents) a serious threat for local population, as their economy is 80% based on crop harvesting, farming and handicraft.

The COOPI project in North Darfur aims to strengthen the resilience of local communities and to promote sustainable livelihoods with the purpose of answering climate change and the related migrations. Action plans intended for beneficiary communities are set to take place to foster a wise and lasting management of natural resources, to be then mapped in detail and shared.
To fight the spread of desertification, case studies will be developed along with practices related to water collection techniques. The implementation and/or restoration of designated infrastructures will then follow: ground dams, permeable rock dams, irrigation basins and the traditional hafirs - i.e.excavations in which rainwater flows so that it can be collected. Parallel operations to deepen existing wells will be carried out, backed up by solar energy-powered pumps for water drainage. Lastly, the promotion of renewable energy will be fostered, among other things, by the adoption of biogas for food cooking, so as to balance out the scarcity of combustible timber caused by deforestation.

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