A statement by Fabian Nolde, Programme Coordinator South Sudan & Mali
By now I have travelled to South Sudan about 25 times since February 2012 and spent mostly between 2 weeks and a month in the country at a time. I have travelled extensively inside the country by road, boat, helicopter and fixed air wing. Due to the nature of the work that I have been doing, namely the coordination of humanitarian aid to people in need and most of this aid being water, sanitation and hygiene (or what we, in the aid world, call the WASH-sector) focused, I also gained a relatively good understanding of the governmental structures and local authorities capacities in the fields of public health and WASH.
The following scenario and predictions are purely based on my own knowledge (which may be limited in some areas) that I have gained during my travels and in no way constitute a scientific study of any kind.