Abstract
Wind erosion process is natural process but might be substantially
accelerated by adverse human activities. Wind erosion in the arid and
semiarid zones, in particular, it may have dramatic impact on the
current and potential productive capacity of the lands. The main goal of
this paper is to present review of research on wind erosion which is
prevalent in Sudan, besides displaying studies and research that must be
carried out to fill the gaps in wind erosion research. Due to limited
financial resources for anti-desertification research, there is a real
gap in combating desertification research generally and wind erosion
especially such as: stabilizing soil particles by various natural or
synthetic cementing and flocculating materials that increase the non-
erodiable soil particles on the soil surface, maintaining sufficient
vegetative cover and establishing barriers or shelter belts barriers to
reduce effective field length traveled by the wind. Lack of studies for
measures sand encroaching into the Nile, winds data analysis beside
calculation of wind erosivity, losses of nutrients and organic matter
particularly that caused by wind erosion. Still there is urgent need to
conduct researches on design and implementation of shelter belts and
specify type of trees, number of rows, density and distance. Moreover
intensity wind erosion research conducted in a part of affected states.
It is time to fill the gap in studies and research and covers the all
types of desertification processes integrated with sustainable
development program, poverty alleviation and national action programmer
for combating desertification.