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The World Bank is providing South Sudan with USD 215 million to help it cope with climate shocks. The funding is announced at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank currently being held in Marrakech, Morocco.
The World Bank is providing South Sudan with USD 215 million to help it cope with climate shocks. The funding is announced at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank currently being held in Marrakech, Morocco.The Regional Climate Resilience Project (RCRP) was launched in South Sudan with funding of $215 million in the presence of Firas Raad, the World Bank’s Country Manager for South Sudan. This World Bank initiative for Eastern and Southern Africa aims to address climate change by tackling issues related to water, disaster risk management, and the social protection sector.
Despite the current challenges facing the water sector, including a shortage of human and financial resources, overlapping institutional responsibilities, and fragile management systems, South Sudan is optimistic that the project will have a positive impact on its water sector and the ability to cope with future climate shocks, stated James Wani Igga, Vice President of South Sudan’s Economic Cluster.
The program will strengthen climate-resilient water resource management planning. The Government of Southern Sudan with World Bank funding will invest in early warning systems, monitoring and forecasting capabilities, and flood risk mapping. It will also enable the construction and rehabilitation of flood protection infrastructure and support livelihood activities in flood-prone areas. Among the areas worst affected by flooding is Bentiu. For the past 4 years, the capital of Unity State has been heavily affected by floods that scientists attribute to climate change, while the region is also facing drought.
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The World Food Program (WFP) reported that rainfall in March and April 2023 was 50% above long-term averages in the Lake Victoria basin, identified as the source of the flooding. This situation is affecting more than 8 million people across Southern Sudan. The South Sudanese authorities are hoping to draw on the World Bank’s PRCR regional project to provide a sustainable response to this crisis.
