South Sudan is still far to be independent from foreign aid. That is why more humanitarian agencies are still operating in the country in order to give so needed humanitarian services. Rising food prices risk pushing thousands of families into severe food insecurity.
This comes on top of a growing humanitarian crisis on the border as families continue to flee conflict and one of the world’s largest hunger crisis in Sudan. But even without the impact of the conflict, South Sudan already continues facing horrific hunger levels driven by flooding, drought and irregular rainfall. 
With climate change, South Sudan is responding by heating up twice as fast as the global rate and is one of the most affected places on earth by climate change, hence experiencing rising temperatures, decreased rainfall, and more frequent flooding. These changes continued and continue to threaten food security, livelihoods, peace and security.