With its strategic location, various zones of internal armed conflict, an Islamist terrorist threat, ongoing humanitarian crises, scarcity of key resources such as water, and the world’s worst gender imbalance, the country remains a source of acute international concern…
In some important cities, such as Tai’z, running water is already available only a few hours every other week. Several factors have contributed to this situation. The World Bank lists three: “climate change-induced alterations of rainfalls which are starting to exacerbate the country’s aridity; extension and intensification of agriculture; and fast growth of urban centres.” However, Yemen’s water problems, like its economic troubles, also derive from state’s failure to regulate illegal drilling.
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