Due to recent history of war, civil strife, extreme poverty and unrest, detailed studies on the impact of climate change in South Sudan are scarce. Focusing on the fisheries in the Sudd region of South Sudan, this article aims at informing on the impact that the substantially warmer and drier weather has had on their work. The research included direct data collection among fishers and agro-pastoralists, across 28 villages in upper Sudd, to identify both…

In this piece, Deng Kuol explains the significance of grains for his pastoralist Ngok Dinka community—more commonly associated with cattle—in the borderland region of Abyei. To illustrate this, Deng describes the efforts made by his mother to preserve access to a socially valued variety of sorghum—ruath—by travelling into military occupied areas of Abyei while her family was displaced outside their home areas. The story illustrates how, for the Dinka community in South Sudan, grains are…

In South Sudan, widespread euphoria following independence in July 2011 has given way to disappointment that expected peace dividends have not materialised. Many South Sudanese are experiencing insecurity, a lack of access to basic services, and increasing inequalities. Pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities in remote border areas are particularly affected by insecurity and by a lack of social services, and women are particularly marginalised. This report is the result of Oxfam research to enable the needs…

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