Noticias sobre Yemen
At war, and with no water
Main photograph: Displaced persons camp outside Herat © Carlos Garriga
IHE Delft granted new funding for SIDS and MENA capacity development programmes
Under the umbrella of DUPC2, the partnership and capacity development programme run by IHE Delft, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) has awarded funding for two regional projects to strengthen capacity in the water sector to meet the water-related SDGs.
The escalation of water-related conflicts around the world
A recently updated database of events related to water and conflict assembled by American non-profit Pacific Institute shows that violence related to water increased over the past decade, reports The Guardian.
‘Chaos map’ charts global deaths from water, food and fuel disruption
By Anna Scholz-Carlson.
Fossil aquifers
In a place like Delaware, where it rains frequently, water is a renewable resource.
The impact of global water issues
40% of the world's inhabitants are adversely impacted by water-related issues.
Decades-old conflict over water in yemeni village comes to an end
More than 20 million people in Yemen are food insecure and water is a scarce resource, with access further restricted by over four years of conflict.
Extreme weather displaced 7 million people in first half of 2019
More than 10 million new internal displacements were recorded between January and June 2019, according to a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
There has never been a more urgent time to safeguard children’s right to safe water and sanitation
Access to safe drinking water is a right critical to a child’s survival, yet protracted crises have left some 420 million children without basic sanitation, and 210 million lacking access to safe drinking water, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said last week.
Every drop counts
How aquaponics and integrated agri-aquaculture farms are making smart use of water.
Saudi Arabia uses solar power to generate water in Yemen
The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) completed several potable water projects by drilling wells in Al Mahra province.
FAO and Japan partner to fight cholera on Yemen’s farms
Although cholera is endemic in Yemen, the last few years has seen infections spike to a scale not witnessed in living memory.
Refugees in Egypt pitch in to fight plastic pollution in the Nile
Working alongside locals, refugees from five countries help remove tonnes of plastic waste from Cairo’s shores while building links to the local community.
Protracted conflicts and adverse weather conditions exacerbate food needs
41 countries in need of food assistance – African Swine Fever threatening food security of a large number of people.
Flooding worsens humanitarian needs across Yemen
Torrential rains and widespread flooding across 12 governorates in Yemen in recent weeks have affected tens of thousands of people, leaving many in urgent need of emergency assistance.
NASA explores our changing freshwater world
By Ellen Gray.
Yemen to receive US$400 to address sustain health, water and sanitation services
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved US$400 million in grants for Yemen to address rising rates of malnutrition and to contribute towards maintaining basic health, water and sanitation services for the Yemeni population.
Major spike in cholera likely in Yemen as agencies struggle to reach infected people
Fears that the world’s worst cholera outbreak could be set for a massive resurgence are growing as aid agencies in Yemen are struggling to reach almost 40,000 people suspected to have the disease, Oxfam warned.
Water under fire, the role of water in conflicts around the world
When you think of conflict, water likely wouldn’t be the first thing that comes to mind.
Madrid hosts the first International Water Conference
Yesterday Madrid hosted the first edition of the International Conference ‘New challenges and solutions for water in sustainable cities’, held concurrently with the SIGA Trade Fair for Innovative Water Management Solutions 2019 (and shown through live streaming at SWM).