For decades, Unity State, South Sudan, has been plagued by a series of interrelated challenges: Land...
This article was originally written in Italian and published in Nigrizia. The key points of this article are presented in English below, followed by a pdf of the original version of the story.
Key Points
- Floodwaters in South Sudan are invading oil fields and spreading contamination on a scale never seen before.
- A total of 600,000 people live in close proximity to abandoned wells, contaminated soil, and floods that won’t recede. In some areas, up to 70% of the land is underwater.
- According to some researchers, Unity State could be among the first places in the world where the climate crisis is causing permanent displacement
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