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Impact of armed conflict on crop production in greater Khartoum, Sudan by Sidahmed, Anwar, Mohamed, Shima

“…Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a violent conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, resulting in widespread displacement, destruction of infrastructure, and the collapse of essential services. …”
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Putting violent armed conflict in the center of the Salween hydropower debates by Suhardiman, Diana, Rutherford, J., Bright, S. J.

“…Focusing on hydropower development, this article shows how forces of globalization manifested in the Myanmar government’s strategies to promote economic growth are shaping the Salween River basin’s development trajectory. …”
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Forced migration: Fragility, resilience, and policy responses by Hernandez, Manuel A., Ecker, Olivier, Läderach, Peter, Maystadt, Jean-François

“…These include both “push” factors that encourage or force people to move from their current location and “pull” factors that attract people to a new location. …”
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Political and economic drivers of Sudan's armed conflict: Implications for the agri-food system by Abushama, Hala, Resnick, Danielle, Siddig, Khalid, Kirui, Oliver K.

“…This study assesses the political economy of the conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that brought out in April 2023, resulting in massive violence, displacement, and threats to food security. …”
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Contras and comandantes: armed movements and forest conservation in Nicaragua's Bosawas biosphere reserve by Kaimowitz, D., Faune, A.

“…The three groups were the Mestizo Northerm Front 3-80 (FN 3-80) and the Andres Castro United Forces (FUAC), and the Miskito YATAMA movement. The presence of these armed groups impeded the government from taking coercive action to remove farmers from the reserve's nucleus. …”
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Armed conflict and business operations in Sudan: Survey evidence from agri-food processing firms by Kirui, Oliver K., Siddig, Khalid, Abushama, Hala, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

“…This study assesses how agri-food processing enterprises have been affected during the first 3 months of the on-going conflict in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Force (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). …”
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Silence speaks out loud: Armed conflict and bovine livestock in Colombia, a historical perspective by Triana Ángel, Natalia, Burkart, Stefan

“…The convoluted nexus between bovine livestock and the dynamics of armed confrontation in Colombia is a terrain open for exploration. …”
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Armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries by Ronzani, Piero, Stojetz, Wolfgang, Azzarri, Carlo, Nico, Gianluigi, Mane, Erdgin, Brück, Tilman

“…We find that local conflict exposure is only weakly related to labour-force participation, but strongly reduces the total number of hours worked and increases engagement in the agricultural sector. …”
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Armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries by Ronzani, Piero, Stojetz, Wolfgang, Azzarri, Carlo, Nico, Gianluigi, Mane, Erdgin, Brück, Tilman

“…We find that local conflict exposure is only weakly related to labour-force participation, but strongly reduces the total number of hours worked and increases engagement in the agricultural sector. …”
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Armed conflict and gendered participation in agri-food systems: Survey evidence from 1.8 million individuals in 29 countries by Ronzani, Piero, Stojetz, Wolfgang, Azzarri, Carlo, Nico, Gianluigi, Mane, Erdgin, Brück, Tilman

“…This paper provides empirical microlevel evidence on the gendered impacts of armed conflict on economic activity, combining sex-disaggregated employment survey data with temporally and spatially disaggregated conflict event data for 1.8 million individuals from 29 African countries. …”
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Hydrological consequences of armed conflicts and massive migrations in the Lower Mekong Basin over the second half of the 20th Century. [Abstract only]. by Lacombe, Guillaume, Pierret, Alain, Hoanh, Chu Thai, Sengtaheuanghoung, Oloth

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Conflict and food security in Sudan: Policy insights and recommendations by Kirui, Oliver K., Siddig, Khalid, Ahmed, Mosab O. M., Abushama, Hala, Dorosh, Paul A., Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

“…Originating from competition over resources and political power, it emerged as direct warfare between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. It has escalated into a crisis with profound impacts on the nation’s socio-economic fabric. …”
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Rethinking delivery modalities in conflict-affected settings: Why beneficiaries in Sudan prefer digital transfers by Abay, Kibrom A., Abushama, Hala, Mohamed, Shima, Siddig, Khalid

“…The conflict that erupted in Sudan in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has resulted in the world’s largest displacement crisis, triggering an acute and multidimensional humanitarian emergency requiring urgent and substantial international support. …”
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Monitoring indicators of economic activities in Sudan amidst ongoing conflict using satellite data by Guo, Zhe, Abushama, Hala, Siddig, Khalid, Kirui, Oliver K., Abay, Kibrom A., You, Liangzhi

“…Political tensions in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) escalated into an armed conflict on 15 April 2023, and continues to unfold to date. …”
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Monitoring indicators of economic activity in Sudan amidst ongoing conflict using satellite data by Abushama, Hala, Guo, Zhe, Siddig, Khalid, Kirui, Oliver K., Abay, Kibrom A., You, Liangzhi

“…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. …”
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Under the gun: Military and paramilitary actors in Sudan’s agri-food system by Resnick, Danielle, Abushama, Hala, Ahmed, Mosab O. M., Kirui, Oliver K., Siddig, Khalid

“…To address this gap, this paper focuses on the role of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan's agrifood system. …”
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Sudan’s humanitarian crisis: The collapse of food, water, and energy security by Singh, Radhika

“…The two warring parties—the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—desperate to gain the upper hand, have bombed, looted, raped, and destroyed huge swathes of the country, including, of course, the capital Khartoum.…”
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The economy-wide impact of Sudan’s ongoing conflict: Implications on economic activity, agrifood system and poverty by Siddig, Khalid, Raouf, Mariam, Ahmed, Mosab O. M.

“…The armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan entered its sixth month since it erupted on April 15th, 2023, with no signs of ending soon. …”
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Impact of conflict on employment, income, and household welfare in Sudan by Ahmed, Mosab O. M., Kirui, Oliver K., Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Abushama, Hala, Siddig, Khalid

“…Sudan has been embroiled in a high-intensity conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 2023, leading to widespread displacement and an escalating humanitarian crisis. …”
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The challenge of responding to multiple and compounding food shocks: The case of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Ulimwengu, John M.

“…The country’s protracted food crisis is compounded by one of the world’s longest-running armed conflicts with armed forces associated with foreign forces that continue to fight intensely in the eastern territories. …”
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