This paper focuses on the political economy of charcoal production in South Sudan, with the focus on its value chain. The paper identified a wide range of actors who dominate the political economy of charcoal, including producers, transporters, the public and defense sector financiers, landlords, brokers and security providers. The report highlights the current debate over the value, commodification and sale of forests, and it provides nuance understanding of the political economy of charcoal making…
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Focusing on the Ethiopia-Sudan borderlands, this article aims at unpacking the dynamics underlying agricultural commodity production in the area. One of the main findings is the reliance on migrant labour and cycle of exploitation, enabled by a number of dynamics: land grabs, landlessness, conflict, climate change, etc. These cycles of exploitation are not only found in migrant or seasonal migrant workers, with families and local communities also subject to it. As this article uncovers the…
This World Bank’s report assesses the status and potential of South Sudan’s fisheries, forestry and wildlife sectors since 2011. While the report finds that South Sudan has abundant natural resources potential, it highlights challenges and investment needs in the three sectors. Finally, the report provides suggestions on how South Sudan’s natural resource potentials can be sustainably promoted for economic development. Read more here
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…
Drawing on quantitative and qualitative data from Uganda and South Sudan, this article considers return movements of refugees to uncover underlying causes. The study found that due to a number of factors, including gradual aid reductions, lack of livelihood opportunities in Uganda and severe hardship, South Sudanese refugees travel back to their homeland in hope of being able to financially support their relatives who remain in Uganda. The article argues that this phenomenon of returns…
This report explores the impact of economic shocks on household income and expenditure, as well as identifies the coping strategies that South Sudanese implement in face of the worsening economic conditions. A real impact of these economic shocks is identified for South Sudanese mental health and well-being, food insecurity and reduced incomes. Several coping strategies implemented by affected households are also considered, among which a common implementation of violent means. Read more here
Focusing on the post-oil trend in South Sudan, this paper discusses how the South Sudan’s political economy has changed since the oil shutdown in 2005 to present. The shift, following the civil war in 2012-2013, to a political economy predicated on the apportionment of positions and licenses has intensified inequality in South Sudan and enabled continued elite domination. The emergence of a market economy has facilitated the transformation of the political marketplace. While this form…
This report provides an overview of the main housing, land and property (HLP) issues as well as offering best practices on how to address these, with examples on how approaches adapted to changing circumstances. The report is informed by NRC’s three years of experience (between June 2021 and May 2024) in providing legal aid services on HLP to both refugee and host community members in three settlements (Bidibidi, Rhino Camp and Imvepi) in the West…
Amid compounded shocks faced by South Sudan – such as conflict, displacement, climate change, and recently protracted flooding, this analysis focused on alternative livelihood strategies of South Sudan’s pastoralist communities. In particular, the analysis provides an overview of the change in livelihood portfolio, and the social impacts this has. For instance, shifts in gender and social norms are being witnessed, as the traditional division of labor within pastoral and agropastoral livelihood systems are forcibly being…
Key Messages: • Another major flood event is likely to occur in South Sudan over the second half of 2024, according to government officials, UN agencies, and independent research groups, threatening to deepen an already severe humanitarian crisis. Though piecemeal hydrological data enable only a rough prediction of the floods’ scale and whereabouts, humanitarian actors are planning for a scenaio in which more than three million people are affected and 2.4 million are in need…
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