Noel Jenkins @ Court Fields

Darfur is an arid and impoverished region of Western Sudan. Since 2003 an armed conflict between rebel groups broadly drawn from African farmers, and government forces unofficially backed by Arab herders, (the Jangaweed) has resulted in around 2.5 million refugees and 400,000 deaths. [source]

Play the Darfur is Dying game for a glimpse of the daily struggle for many refugees.

You need to be able to explain how environmental conditions and hazards contribute to differences in levels of development. In the Sudan, guinea worm cases have been reduced [source] and the disease is not found in Darfur. Drought however, is common in the region and results in food scarcity and famine, exacerbated by the armed conflict. Read an article by Practical Action about the problem of Drought in Darfur. The Turra Water Dam is a superb case study of appropriate technology.

The Darfur Wall is an innovative fundraisng effort that visualizes the 400,000 victims of the conflict.