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Monitoring indicators of economic activity in Sudan amidst ongoing conflict using satellite data

The confrontation in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had persisted for months before escalating into an armed conflict on April 15th, 2023. Besides the severe humanitarian catastrophe, the war has disrupted access to power, water, health services, and ban...

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Main Authors: Abushama, Hala, Guo, Zhe, Siddig, Khalid, Kirui, Oliver K., Abay, Kibrom A., You, Liangzhi
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Arabic
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
Subjects:
data
satellite observation
nitrogen dioxide
economic activities
conflicts
air pollution
air quality
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140253
Summary:The confrontation in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had persisted for months before escalating into an armed conflict on April 15th, 2023. Besides the severe humanitarian catastrophe, the war has disrupted access to power, water, health services, and banking services while also disrupting access to markets triggering considerable scarcity of goods and services. The conflict has destroyed key infrastructure, constraining domestic and international trade and disrupting production activities and supply chains. In this paper, we utilize satellite data to provide a swift analysis of how the conflict has changed patterns of economic activity, which are bound to have severe implications on food security in Sudan. We also describe how remote sensing and data collection methods can be deployed to monitor economic activities amidst armed conflicts.

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