RtF – SOS Sahel Sudan In their RtF project, SOS Sahel Sudan, for the first time puts communities at the heart of the programme in handling the issues of water insecurity and adaptation to climate change impacts. This approach is highly needed and relevant for vulnerable communities, at Bara landscape in North Kordofan State, who are struggling to survive despite the rapid environmental degradation and extension of deserts towards southern parts of the landscape without significant attention to their concerns from powerholders at local and state level.