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| Water Desalinization Program in Yemen | ||
| 2013-04-10 | ||
| [YemenPost] According to Saudi newspaper, al-Ektesadiya the Gulf states are now considering building and financing one of the region largest desalination projects in impoverished Yemen, as to answer to the country's dire need of fresh water. Over the years, as Yemen has been using and abusing its limited aqua-resources water and sanitation have become chronic problems in this poorest nation of the Arabian Peninsula, where, on average, each Yemeni has access to only 140 cubic meters of water per annum against the Middle East average of about 1,000m³ per capita per annum. And while former President President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... started under the advise of experts to look into Yemen's water problems, trying to devise a manageable and sustainable solution, 2011 uprising put all projects and studies on hold. In 2010, Yemen's general rural water authority (GRWA) commissioned an assessment of existing water projects and coverage. Jerry Farrell, country Director of Save the Children in Yemen told IRIN in 2012 that while solutions exist political will is lacking. "Without a greater governmental commitment to water issues, international aid organizations dealing with water will not be able to work effectively in the country. The government must also provide water subsidies for the extremely poor while water infrastructure is developed."
At a seminar hosted by the Middle East Center for Strategic Studies held in Jeddah, (Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in their national face... )in March a team of Yemeni experts met with Gulf dignitaries to discuss Yemen desalination project. The project which is set to amount to $200 million will provide employment opportunities for a prospective four million Yemenis over a ten years span.
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