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__Current Event : Sudan Census__

__Who?__ The people of Sudan, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), and the Southern Sudan Center for Statistics and Evaluation (SSCSE).

__What?__ Counting begins in national census which is seen as a vital step towards holding democratic elections after the landmark 2005 north-south peace deal.

__When?__ April 2008 - Present

__Where?__ Sudan

__Why?__ This will provide important information for development planning.

__Environmental Issues__ Sudan suffers from inadequate supplies of potable water, declining wildlife populations because of warfare and excessive hunting, soil erosion, desertification, and periodic droughts.



The lack of water is endemic and threatens the lives of hundreds of thousands of people daily, hundreds die daily due to contaminated water and majority of these are women, children and the elderly.

__Sources:__ http://africastories.usaid.gov/search_details.cfm?storyID=419&countryID=25&sectorID=0&yearID=6 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/827425.stm __ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_Sudan  __