South Sudan : Impact of a Continued Internal Conflict on Food Security and Poverty

South Sudan is a fragile country beset by conflicts. The oil shutdown accompanied by a border closure in 2012 was resolved, but ongoing military clashes between factions of the ruling party have affected livelihoods since December 2013. Before the onset of these conflicts, large parts of the popu...

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Main Author:	Pape, Utz
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	SANITATION LIVING STANDARDS AGRICULTURAL POLICIES RISKS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY POVERTY LINE SUBSISTENCE IMPACT ON POVERTY FOOD CONSUMPTION CROPLAND INCOME MILK POVERTY RATES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY SITUATIONS POVERTY ESTIMATES WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION CASSAVA FOOD POLICY COMMUNITY ASSETS RURAL ROAD CONSTRUCTION IFPRI MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS POOR PEOPLE GRAIN PRODUCTION RURAL POPULATION RURAL POOR CONFLICT AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT CALORIC INTAKE MEASURES FOOD SHORTAGES SAFETY NETS INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MAIZE FOOD MARKETS SAVINGS CEREALS RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD POVERTY LINE POOR HOUSEHOLD FOOD PRICE ACUTE MALNUTRITION COMMERCIAL FARMERS TRANSFERS DIETARY DIVERSITY FRUITS VEGETABLES PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FARMERS FAMINE RURAL ROADS FOOD PRODUCTS CASH TRANSFERS FOOD AID POOR INFRASTRUCTURE POVERTY PROFILE FOOD PRODUCTION REGIONAL VARIATION FOOD ITEMS FOOD ACCESS STAPLE FOODS CONSUMPTION SOCIAL SAFETY NETS FARM ASSETS FOOD SECURITY POVERTY ERADICATION DROUGHT HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY FOOD POVERTY BEER BASIC NEEDS AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE TUBERS SAFETY NET AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE MALNUTRITION RURAL AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT CEREAL PRICES NUTRITION WFP EGGS ACCESS TO FOOD POVERTY HEAD PUBLIC WORKS RURAL MARKETS FOOD WORLD FOOD PROGRAM FOOD STORAGE AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES RURAL HOUSEHOLDS REPORT FOOD SURPLUS FOOD IMPORTS INSURANCE FOOD INSECURITY TARGETING MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS POVERTY INDICATORS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SUBSISTENCE FARMERS FOOD INTAKE CALORIES PER PERSON REGIONS WAR RURAL AREAS POVERTY CLEAN WATER FOOD SUPPLY MEAT HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION BASELINE POVERTY RATE WHEAT FOOD AVAILABILITY CONSUMER PRICE INDEX RURAL ROAD HOUSEHOLD WELFARE POVERTY RATE POOR POVERTY ASSESSMENT FOOD PRICES REFINERIES CALORIES PER PERSON PER DAY FOODS PULSES INEQUALITY SUGAR POOR HOUSEHOLDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24893736/south-sudan-impact-continued-internal-conflict-food-security-poverty-poverty-note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22524

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Summary:	South Sudan is a fragile country beset by conflicts. The oil shutdown accompanied by a border closure in 2012 was resolved, but ongoing military clashes between factions of the ruling party have affected livelihoods since December 2013. Before the onset of these conflicts, large parts of the population were food insecure (2 out of 3 people) and lived in poverty (1 out of 2 people). This note estimates and juxtaposes the impact of the oil shutdown and the ongoing military conflict on livelihoods based on food price changes, predicted harvest losses and displacement. The resulting poverty estimates help to understand the structural implications of these conflicts. But to validate these numbers, test the underlying modeling assumptions and inform a policy response, new data needs to be collected urgently.

South Sudan : Impact of a Continued Internal Conflict on Food Security and Poverty

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