Community Engagement Strategy for Coping with Effects of Flood Disasters: A case of Bor in Jonglei State, South Sudan

Aleu Garang Aleu
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The occurrence of flooding in the East African region has increased over the past twenty years. This has come with a lot of public health risks and loss of lives and livelihoods among the communities affected. South Sudan is one of the African countries prone to flood disasters. Jonglei State is one of the states that are frequently hit by flooding because of its proximity to river Nile. Bor County in Jonglei State is reported to be experiencing the highest rate of flooding in the country with devastating effects on the livelihoods and public health patterns. The study employed a qualitative study using Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs)to explore Community Engagement Strategies for coping with effects of flood disasters in Bor, Jonglei State. The study established that some of the coping strategies against the impact of flood disasters adopted by the communities in Bor were positive as they helped in improving the general wellbeing of the communities. These coping strategies include diversification of livelihoods, use of traditional knowledge to predict weather forecast, getting donations in terms of money and materials from funders such as NGOs and government and use of modern techniques of farming. However, some of the coping strategies were regarded negative and not effective. These include building temporary shelters, constructing dykes from mud instead of using concrete, and displacement of people
应对洪水灾害影响的社区参与战略:南苏丹琼莱州博尔的案例
在过去二十年里,东非地区发生的洪灾越来越多。这给受灾社区带来了许多公共卫生风险以及生命和生计损失。南苏丹是洪水灾害频发的非洲国家之一。由于靠近尼罗河,琼莱州是经常遭受洪水袭击的州之一。据报道,琼莱州博尔县是该国洪灾发生率最高的县,洪灾对生计和公共卫生模式造成了破坏性影响。本研究采用焦点小组讨论 (FGD) 和关键知情人访谈 (KII) 的定性研究方法,探讨琼莱州博尔县应对洪水灾害影响的社区参与策略。研究发现,博尔社区采取的一些应对洪水灾害影响的策略是积极的,因为这些策略有助于改善社区的总体福祉。这些应对策略包括生计多样化、利用传统知识预测天气预报、从非政府组织和政府等资助方获得资金和物资捐助以及使用现代耕作技术。然而,有些应对策略被认为是消极和无效的。这些策略包括建造临时住所,用泥土而不是混凝土筑堤,以及让人们流离失所。
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