title: The significance of drinking water for population migration in the Sahel zone of the Republic of Sudan.
abstract: This study examines how the availability of water supplies affects migration in the Sahel region of Sudan.  More particularly, the author shows that "through the development of watering-places and the opening-up of new water resources, the government influences considerably processes of population migration and regional concentrations of population groups."
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ruppert
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000352:Africa, Northern; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004777:Environment; D005843:Geography; D006076:Government; D008877:Middle East; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D013397:Sudan; D014881:Water Supply
keywords: Africa; Arab Countries; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Environment; Geographic Factors; Government; Migration; Migration, Internal; Natural Resources; Northern Africa; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Spatial Distribution; Sudan; Water Supply