South Sudan, the world’s newest country, has struggled with extreme weather events for nearly half of its independent history.
Devastating floods in South Sudan have displaced millions of people, exacerbating the country’s ongoing conflict and food security crisis. United Nations estimates(Opens in a new tab) That about two-thirds of South Sudan’s 10 million people will not have enough to eat during the lean season in 2023, which runs from April through July.
To learn more about the crisis firsthand and the severe impact of climate change on the country, Mashable spoke to Wendy Ahunda, a young climate activist from South Sudan, who has been campaigning with UNICEF for the past few years. In the aftermath of the floods in October 2022, I traveled to the flood-hit areas to collect information about the needs and problems of the people most affected by the crisis.