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South Sudan May See the First Permanent Mass Displacement Due to Climate Change-Driven Flooding
September 14th, 2024
Courtesy of Wired, an article on South Sudan where protracted flooding has engulfed the country’s Sudd region due to more water entering the Nile upstream, which is driving conflict and disease and is potentially leaving the region uninhabitable: Enormous floods have once again engulfed much of South Sudan, as record water levels in Lake Victoria flow downstream […]
Read more »Access to Groundwater To Unlock Sustainable Solutions for the Horn of Africa
May 7th, 2024
Via UNDP, an announcement of a new initiative related to groundwater in the Horn of Africa: A new initiative called the Africa Groundwater Access Facility (GaFa) has been launched today to address water scarcity affecting millions in the Horn of Africa. The Horn of Africa is a region characterized by significant water scarcity, resulting from […]
Read more »South Sudan’s Oil and Water Give It Bargaining Power – But Will It Benefit The People?
February 16th, 2023
Via The Conversation, a look at how South Sudan’s oil and water give it bargaining power – but will it benefit the people? South Sudan has long been one of east Africa’s most unstable states. But surging external interest in its resources and the diplomatic agility of its rulers are again underlining how pivotal the country remains […]
Read more »Will a Nile Canal Project Dry Up Africa’s Largest Wetland?
July 8th, 2022
Via Yale e360, an article on the impact that South Sudan’s 240-mile canal to divert water from the White Nile and send it to Egypt would have upon Africa’s largest wetland: Seen from space, the Sudd swamp is a giant green smudge where the White Nile, one of the great river’s two main branches, spreads out […]
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