CONFLICT SHAPED LIVELIHOODS IN CENTRAL DARFUR ¿SUDAN ¿

This study¿ ¿was aimed to evaluate the impact of conflict on livelihoods of ¿affected people of IDPs, nomads and residents in Central Darfur State (CDS) ¿during 2000 - 2015, to identify the livelihood strategies adopted by IDPs ¿nomads and residents, and compare their income, assess the demographic ¿changes and their implications and delineate the critical factors affecting income. ¿A multi stage sampling technique was applied and 202 respondents were ¿selected. The data collected using structured questionnaire for three time ¿periods, (2000) period before the conflict, (2006) after the conflict, and (2012) ¿for peace. The data analyzed using descriptive analyses to summarize the data ¿and examine the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, using ¿percentages, and means. The Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR) model was ¿used to delineate the relationships between household livelihood strategies and ¿income generating activities¿