South Sudan’s wildlife conservation sector has only recently come to prominence, with new evidence of species, including the largest mammalian migration on the planet, raising some of the country’s National Parks and Game Reserves to Key Biodiversity Area status. Conservation has been a late starter, due in large part to the country’s more visible needs relating to basic human requirements, political stability and lasting resolution to seven decades of recycling civil wars and armed conflicts….
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South Sudan has a diverse private sector, from sole traders and producers working in rural and urban markets to small and large local, national and international companies with different scales of investment. Both the private and aid sectors have shaped, and been shaped by the new national economy that has emerged directly out of the massive state-building projects, extractives industries, and aid investments of the 2000s, as detailed below. There are many challenges for the…
Based on case studies in Wau, Yambio, and Juba, this paper explores how South Sudanese use cultural practices for self-protection, early warning, and conflict preparedness, and the related psychological implications. The report finds several cultural practices and beliefs used for conflict prevention and protection against a wide range of threats, with symbols, rituals, and objects. With the increase in the use of cultural practices related to ongoing violence, the paper suggests that external actors should…
Focusing on Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp, which hosts thousands of South Sudanese refugees, the report explores how refugees adapt their livelihoods amid the dwindling of food rations and limited opportunities for employment. The report found cultivating crops near the seasonal lake as the last resort due to refugees’ structural vulnerabilities and international neglect, and highlights risks associated with such a livelihood adaptation strategy. To address this problem in a more sustainable way, the report recommends…
This article examines the intersection between chiefs’ courts and peacebuilding in South Sudan. The report found that the role of chiefs in addressing disputes and food shortages is key in enhancing peacebuilding opportunities amid challenges, including neglect, ambiguity, elite capture, and the limited power of traditional authority. The article outlines how international aid partners can integrate community-led peacebuilding initiatives into international peacebuilding approaches to foster lasting peace in the country. Read more here
This research report examines Murle women’s methods of self-expression. The report considers how Murle women use song, dance, hairstyles, body marks, and beads to communicate their needs, and priorities in past, present, and future, both in rural and urban areas. These styles of communication seem to also be determined by age set, time evolution, and borrowed from neighboring communities. The report provides insights on how humanitarian agencies, government, and academics should consider learning about the…
This report assesses the perceptions of displacement and reintegration experiences among female returnees and host communities. Focusing on social inclusion, social cohesion, and GBV service delivery, the report found that female members of returnee and host communities continued to face economic, social and protection challenges in their areas of return amid a worsening humanitarian crisis. The report outlines five key recommendations for addressing the challenges that hamper the reintegration process. Read more here
This blog by Natalia Chan and CSRF recognizes the difficult challenges facing South Sudan, and the risks that can be experienced by donors and aid actors. The blog proposes important conflict sensitivity considerations for aid actors during times of crisis. The Conflict Sensitivity Resource Facility (CSRF) was set up in the period following South Sudan’s collapse into civil war in December 2013. It was inspired in great part by a period of soul searching as…
This briefing paper focuses on the politics of violence in South Sudan. It examines the factors that led to the delay of the December 2024 elections among other development in the country. Looking at the role of Tumaini Peace in the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) and the effects of the war in Sudan on politics in Juba and the violence occurring across the country, the paper finds the…
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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