A debate will be conducted to discuss the various solutions to help the Beja cope with drought and discuss which might be the best methods. Nomads Global Issues, Vol. It is difficult to provide services for nomads as they move in remote areas in very small numbers. Any help given to the nomads while they are on the move may take several years to implement. The Beja nomads are suspicious of changes from outside their groups.
Nomads wander because it is a way of life.
Settling the nomads may be a short term solution as the Beja have a passionate attachment to their own territories and ways of life. Free food over a long period produces dependence and discourages the self-sufficiency that has enabled the Beja to survive in such harsh environments for so long. The Beja has been seen by some members of the government as standing in the way of modernisation. One long term solution to help the Beja with soil conservation is to improve their method of building traditional earth dams. Some help may be easier to provide to the nomads if they are in settlement rather than on the move.