Damage Assessment Study (DAS) of the Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Situation in Yemen – Stage IV

Since the beginning of the political crisis in Yemen in 2015, and over time, the structure has been affected. Major infrastructure and public serviced are significantly reduced, including poor service and performance Local water and sanitation institutionsGenerql bqckground qbout DQS studies and ranches, where they all face difficulties the sustainability of the operation and maintenance of its infrastructure; Most of them are unable to provide Sufficient water and sanitation services for the population. As a result of the prolonged crisis period, Suspension or liquidation of donor-funded projects to rehabilitate and expand networks

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Targeted Utilities

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12 Water Supply and Sanitation Local Corporations and their affiliated Utilities and Branches.

15 Urban Centers.

7.5 ~ 9 Million Population.

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DAS IV Reports

You can access the main reports and outputs of DAS IV through the links provided below. Additionally, you can access these outputs individually and find additional documents related to utilities by visiting the download center or navigating to the utilities page .

Resilience Strategy Report

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Part2 : Situational Assessment Report

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Annexes - situational assessment report

12 annexes in one zip file

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Questionnaire A : Institutional and Operational Performance Assessment

Bilingual Arabic-English questionnaires (A) - zip file (12 Excel files).

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Questionnaire B : Technical, infrastructure and physical assessment

Bilingual Arabic-English questionnaires (B) - zip file (12 Excel files).

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The Water Situation in Yemen

83 m³

Yemen is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world with an availability of only about 83 m3 of water per person annually. Deteriorating economic, social and security conditions.

15.4 M PPL

More than 15.4 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance for adequate access to clean water and appropriate sanitation services (UNICEF, 2021).

Water Crisis

Economic breakdown, cholera & COVID-19 outbreaks, natural disasters, conflicts over water, internal displacement, lack of good governance, excessive agricultural irrigation and the continuing energy crisis are further deteriorating the situation.

Objectives

  • To develop a strategic approach to build up resilience of Water Utilities and to maintain water and sanitation services.
  • To technical assistance packages for capacity development at the institutional and human resource level.
  • To prepare a series of short-term (2-3 year) investment packages for repair and rehabilitation of water supply and wastewater infrastructure.