Preparing for Peace : Mine Action Investment in the Future of Sudan

Despite the long running civil war in Sudan, various mine action initiatives have been ongoing in the country since 1996, inspired by national and international actors. And in spite of numerous challenges faced, which were somtimes underestimated, mine action has both laid foundations for further peacebuilding in Sudan and demostrated that it is possible for mine action to proceed during conflcit. This chapter examines the impacts of some of the mine action activities carried out in Sudan in between 1996 and 2004, particurlarly in the Nuba Mountains. To provide essential context to the analysis that follows, a brief overview of the conflcit is provided, followed by a profile of the Nuba Mountains regions and a history of mine action in Sudan.