South Sudan vows commitment to find a solution to desertification
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June 26, 2013 (JUBA)- South Sudan will do its best to ensure solutions
to issues of desertification, land degradation, drought yield and to
provide positive results for local communities, pledged environment
minister on Tuesday.
"The Ministry of Environment and Agriculture together with Water and
Forestry has been working particularly hard to help our communities
and farmers to cope with the challenges posed by climatic variability
and the harsh environment of this country", said the minister of
environment, Alfred Lado Gore in a speech delivered a the celebration
of the World Day to Combat Desertification event on Tuesday.
"We are convinced that this must be the way forward for us to protect
ourselves from the scourge of desertification, land degradation and
drought," he added.
Gore said the National Action Programme, which aims to implement the
provisions of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
(UNCCD), is currently under development and will build on the
successes and challenges experienced through the Country Pilot Partner
(CPP) Programme.
The minister enumerated some achievements from the programme, citing
the establishment of new and innovative approaches to agriculture such
as conservation farming, as well as community-driven approaches to
sustainable land management and community-based rangeland management
practices.
He pointed out that communities have also been supported to develop
enterprises from the sustainable management of natural resources. More
than 6 million south Sudan pounds is required to be invested in such
projects through the CPP Programme.
In spite of all these areas of progress, the minister raised the
concern that Government is very much aware of the challenges the
country faces. South Sudan experiences drought in 2012, resulting into
the huge livestock losses and human suffering.
"I reassure you that the Ministry of Environment and partner
ministries in close and full co-operation with our partners and
communities are committed to finding lasting solutions to this complex
challenge. The long-term sustainable management of our lands will be
the key to process and we look forward to implementing new solutions
that will emanate from collective efforts", he said.
The conservancy is dominated by cattle farming in a semi-arid area,
which is relatively big considering that there are around 13 million
heads of cattle. As a result, the area suffers from severe overgrazing
and is therefore a perfect study site for land degradation and
desertification questions.
(ST)
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