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UNEP warns of increasing floods, droughts in parts of South Sudan JUBA (6 Mar.) The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned that natural disasters such as floods and droughts have increased in recent days in parts of Jonglei, Unity and Eastern Equatoria states. Speaking during a workshop at Juba Grand Hotel last week, Arshad Khan, UNEP’s head in South Sudan, said climate change across the country is to blame for increased hunger and massive displacement of people.“If you look at the trends and changes in the last days in South Sudan like rains and weather, it is very epidemic that climate change is happening in this country and it has some impact on the communities…like for example, we are witnessing the severe impact in some areas like Kapoeta and other parts of Eastern Equatoria causing insecurity, “he said. Khan further said it is of utmost importance that the government invests in early warning systems and preparedness measures to curb the effects of climate change.“We need to build the capacity of the government to understand these issues of adaption and mitigation. The other thing is to raise the awareness of the communities on these issues of droughts and floods and then build their capacity,” he said. Khan added that once communities are aware of changing climate, they are able to minimize the impact on their livelihoods. For his part, Joseph Africano Bartel, the Undersecretary in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, said there are no legal provisions for the protection of the environment.He added that oil companies operating in the country do not adhere to international norms for the protection of the environment.Bartel noted they have received reports of deaths and abnormalities in birds, fish, cattle and children in oil producing areas. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14or%2BXYC-ufFM7xtcxAs7d80weVo9vbzXN-T2%3Dx-98Cf5Gg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
