Post-War Development and the Land Question in South Sudan
N. Shanmugaratnam | Oxfam | 2008
The conflict in South Sudan has a long and complex history and multiple causes. However, the region’s
rich natural resource endowments, particularly the land and water resources and, since the late 1970s, the
newly discovered commercial oil and mineral deposits had played a major role in its development into a protracted war. This has had major implications for the LQ and its resolution and for the livelihoods of
millions of people, which depended on agriculture, pastoralism, agro-pastoralism, and inland fishing.
This paper looks at the Land Question (LQ) and some aspects of the policy and
institutional challenges with reference to emerging land issues in South Sudan. The paper provides a brief
overview of the background to the conflict with reference to its natural resource dimension before
discussing the post-CPA situation regarding the LQ in South Sudan. Finally it identifies some issues for an
open discussion.
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Post-War Development and the Land Question in South Sudan