The Workshop, organized through the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation with the collaboration of UNICEF, IOM and many other organizations, focused on awareness raising on sanitation policies and the presentation of the WASH situation in states and administrative areas. Present was the Minister of of Water Resources and Irrigation and the Chief of the WASH department for UNICEF. The …
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Livelihood and Food Security
South Sudan has a hot and dry humid equatorial climate, with seasonal rains. The latter are important for carrying out agricultural activities, fishing and pastoralism. However, rains can also result in periodical flooding over large territories. The northeast and southeast of the country are the driest and are the ones with the highest levels of food insecurity. Multiple sources [1]report …
Livestock Losses
Livestock is extremely important in South Sudan. For many Tribes it is the main source of food and income. It grants prestige and social status. In fact, livestock is used to pay dowries and settle disputes. It is a way to keep reliable assets. From an environmental perspective, pastoral farming is appropriate for South Sudan’s challenging ecology, characterized by flooding, …
Internal Displacement
September 27, 2021CEDASSD South Sudan is Africa’s youngest nation, the least populated and somehow the most exposed to climate change. Annual temperatures across South Sudan have increased by more than 0.4°C every decade in the past 30 years and are projected to increase between 1°C and 1.5°C by 2060, creating an even warmer and drier climate[1]. In the northeast, rainfalls …