Sudd Institute is calling for a coherent national policy on how to adapt and mitigate flood and drought impacts in South Sudan.
It says this year’s flood is one of the worst in history, where over 30 incidents happened in 1991 and 2019 compared to other years.
Sudd warns that without immediate action, people will suffer from hunger both in the short and long terms.
It recommends the government and the humanitarian agencies to collaborate in mobilization and delivery of emergency services to the affected people, as well as putting down medium to long term measures to address these floods.
Sudd Institute also recommends raising awareness among the population of the cycle of floods so that the people can be well prepared against such disasters.
‘Enactment of climate change legislation and establishment of a climate change authority equipped with technical, financial and political support to design and implement adaptation and mitigation measures’ says Sudd Institute.
It calls for establishment of emergency food silos to address emergency food needs, construction of flood resistant infrastructure such as dykes, roads, houses, schools and health facilities as part of mitigation.
‘Identification and use of seeds that can resist flood and drought conditions, assessment and relocation of settlements away from flood prone areas’, Sudd Institute adds.
It demands for the provision of climate disaster early warning system and climate information services.
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