South Sudan faces up to its water challenge
- From: Vol 12, Issue 3 (March 2011)
- Category: General
- Region: Africa
- Country: Sudan Republic
- Related Companies: Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Equity Bank, Japan Industrial Cooperation Agency (JICA), Kenya Commercial Bank, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation in Juba and World Bank
The world’s newest economy will need to address basic infrastructure needs before it can begin to grow. Richard Nield reports from Juba.
On 9th July 2011, the southern part of Sudan will become a separate state, after a referendum in January returned an overwhelming vote in favour of secession from the north. But the world’s newest state will immediately become one of its poorest, with an almost complete dearth of infrastructure on which to base economic growth.
Water infrastructure is no ...
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