25/05/2026
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has distributed more than 1,300 fishing nets to vulnerable communities in Lakes and Jonglei States on Monday. The distribution exercise targeted 222 households across seven counties of Lake and Jonglei States. UNOPS says the distribution is part of the Rehabilitation of Flood Mitigation and Flood Control Infrastructure Project funded by the World Bank, streamlined to the Regional Climate Resilience Program (RCRP) for Eastern and Southern Africa. The agency explained the project is being implemented to address the escalating impacts of climate change floods on communities, infrastructure, and livelihoods across South Sudan.
Mr. Andrew Yunda Stephen, RCRP Project Coordinator at the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, says, 'The provision of fishing nets is part of the no-regret interventions planned under the RCRP.' It is meant to offer more than immediate relief—it equips communities with sustainable tools to rebuild their livelihoods, improve food security, and adapt to increasingly unpredictable environmental conditions.”