For several years, South Sudanese have faced recurrent flooding of large parts of their country, mainly blamed on climate change. Aid organizations supporting the flood-victims and other vulnerable people often speak about enabling them to become resilient. What does this reality means, especially for those being supported?
To bounce back from the impacts of floods and other adverse events, ordinary South Sudanese adopt a variety of measures or approaches, including calling on the support of kin or friends and relocating to safe grounds. Some of the approaches, especially relocating to other places, are fraught with negative repercussions, in particular heightening conflicts with the local host communities in the safe grounds. This presentation delves into the approaches and associated consequences.
