Environmental Policies and Yemen's Water Crisis
by Lillian Bonar
Essay: Environmental Policies and Yemen's Water Crisis
Pages: 11
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Introduction
An environmental policy refers to the commitment of an organization to the laws, regulations, and other policy
mechanisms concerning environmental issues and sustainability. These environmental issues can pertain to
anything from air and water pollution to deforestation and solid waste management. Today, we live in a world full
of developing countries that face environmental issues and degradation every day. Yemen, known to be one of
the least developed countries, is facing various environmental issues, as well as social and political challenges
while on its way to development and becoming a much more stable country.
Aside from facing a poor education system, and a lack of access to health, Yemen faces a much more detrimental
cause. BBC states, “Yemen is facing a severe water crisis with some estimates suggesting the capital, Sana’a, could
run dry in 10 years” (2013). Water scarcity is a lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of
water usage within its region, along with a lack of safe and clean drinking water. It is one of the world’s prominent
issues affecting about more than 1.1 million people globally.
Yemen’s History and the Environmental Issue
Yemen, officially known now as “The Republic of Yemen,” is an Arab country located in the Middle East, taking up
the southwestern to southern part of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and the red
sea, as well as located south of Saudi Arabia and west of Oman. Yemen is the second largest country in the
Arabian Peninsula, with a population of nearly 20 million people, and an annual population growth rate of around
3 percent. In 1918, northern Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire. Their climate is mostly des...