Redevelopment of Inland Water Transport for Post-conflict Reconstruction in Southern Sudan
Publisher: Mikio Ishiwatari
Date: 2011
Topics: Conflict Prevention, Dispute Resolution/Mediation, Peace and Security Operations, Renewable Resources, Weapons, Waste, and Pollution
Countries: South Sudan, Sudan
This chapter refutes the widespread perception that IWT is a minor mode of transportation because of its disadvantages relative to land transport in terms of time and network scales. It first examines the use of IWT in Europe, the United States, Japan, and Korea, followed by a review of the redevelopment of IWT for disaster management in Japan and the lessons learned from relief and rehabilitation activities following the Kobe earthquake (also known as the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake). These lessons are then applied to the rehabilitation of IWT in post-conflict Southern Sudan. The chapter further discusses the challenges of capacity development for new government agencies that have been established following conflicts, which often have limited capacities for managing facilities.