FOOD INSECURITY CASE STUDY - South Sudan

Question 1

LOCATION

Answer 1

• In SE of Africa, landlocked by ETHIOPIA, SUDAN, CAR, DRC, Uganda and Kenya
• Largest geographical country in Africa spanning 644,000km2
• 11m+ population, but country mostly tropical forests, swamps and grasslands

Question 2

CLIMATE

Answer 2

• Between 24-28 degrees during the year
• 456mm average rainfall yearly, peaks in August

Question 3

CAUSES OF FOOD SHORTAGE

Answer 3

• DROUGHT - Drought continuous form Somalia to Niger so 2/3 of population is going hungry, children are more malnutritioned
• WIDESPREAD FLOODING - Large-scale flooding (ALL OF JONGLEI SUBMERGED IN 2022) caused by changing rainfall patterns (global warming) affects more than 71% of population, causing 1.4 million malnourished kids
• CONFLICT - Ethno-political wrangling + elitist power struggles leaves destroyed crops, leaving 9 million with food insecurity
• DISPLACEMENT - Result of conflict, leaving 1.5 million IDPs and 730,000 involuntary refugees in neighbouring, food insecure countries