World Bank, FAO launch climate resilience project in South Sudan amid floods


JUBA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan, the World Bank, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said on Tuesday that they have stepped up efforts to build farmers' climate resilience amid flooding and other disaster risks.

The three-year project seeks to benefit more than 140,000 households, including over 98,000 households affected by floods in host communities, 40,000 returnees, and 5,000 refugees, the FAO said in a joint statement issued in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.

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