Failures of rainfall contribute not only to famines and chronic hunger, but also to the onset of violence when hungry people clash over scarce food and water. When violence erupts in water-starved regions such as Darfur, Sudan, political leaders tend to view the problems in narrow political terms.
降雨量的不足不仅导致了连年饥荒，还引发了暴力活动，饥饿的人们为争夺稀少的食物和水源而冲突不断。当缺水地区，诸如达尔富尔和苏丹，爆发暴力活动时，政治领导人从狭隘的政治角度来看待问题。一旦行动，他们就会动用和平维护者、国际制裁和人道主义援助。但是，与Tigre一样，对达尔富尔来说，比起和平维护者来说，它更需要一个能够抵抗饥荒和干旱的发展策略。