Civil society leader urges swift action on heavy rainfall warning

Civil society activist Edmund Yakani has called on the government to urgently respond to the early warning issued by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) regarding heavy rainfall expected across South Sudan in June.  Yakani emphasized that both IGAD’s early warning system and climate change experts have predicted unusually heavy rains, raising concerns over potential […]

Above-normal rains threaten South Sudan with renewed flooding crisis

After grappling with successive years of floods, South Sudan is once again on the edge of imminent flooding, as a new seasonal weather outlook indicates a likelihood of above-normal rainfall, particularly in eastern parts of the country. The forecast, released by the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) during the 70th Greater Horn of […]

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