Institutional Development of the Water Sector

Yemen’s water supply relies on groundwater, and the country suffers from grave water shortages. Only 125 cubic metres are available annually per capita, and groundwater is being heavily overexploited and polluted.
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Component 1 - Consolidation of Sector Reform in
Urban Water Supply and Sanitation

Prior to 1997, the urban water and sanitation sector was managed by a central agency called the National Water and Sanitation Authority (NWSA). In 1996 a sector policy and strategy study recommended that the sector should be reformend and operated according to the principles of decentralised management.
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Component 2 - Human Resource Development in the Water Sector

The Personnel Development Component (PDC) has the objective to support the improvement of the human resources in the urban water and sanitation sector. The present component continues with its strategic approach developed during the previous phase (March 2007 – June 2009) and builds on earlier efforts of providing training...
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Component 3 - Development of Independent and
Commercialized Urban Water and Sanitation Utilities

In numerous regions of Yemen, drinking water supplies and sanitation are inadequate. The responsible state-run sector organisations, as well as the water and sanitation utilities, frequently lack the management and operating capacity they need. Around 56% of the urban population nationwide has access to public water supplies, and around...
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Component 4 - Decentralization of Water Resources Management

Following the establishment of the Water Law in 2002 the Yemeni Government requested the German Government to assist the National Water Resources Authority (NWRA) in its task to decentralize water resources management at the basin level. NWRA’s strategic framework for 2005 2009 clarifies the authority’s tasks and provides...
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Component 5 - Strengthening Local Actors in Arid Areas for Sustainable Water use at the Community Level in Amran

Most rural communities in Yemen are faced with an inadequate drinking water supply and a lack of options for safe sanitation. To ensure improved and equitable water entitlements, both water resources management and the support mechanism for decentralized water governance at the district level have to be addressed.
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