Water Supply in a War Zone : A Preliminary Analysis of Two Urban Water Tanker Supply Systems in the Republic of Yemen
A combination of poverty, water scarcity, armed conflict, and warfare has produced serious challenges for both water supply and sanitation in Yemen. Although the tanker truck system plays a critical role in filling this gap, it raises serious quest...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/434091532620702995/Water-supply-in-a-war-zone-A-preliminary-analysis-of-two-urban-water-tanker-supply-systems-in-the-Republic-of-Yemen http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30107 |
| Summary: | A combination of poverty, water
scarcity, armed conflict, and warfare has produced serious
challenges for both water supply and sanitation in Yemen.
Although the tanker truck system plays a critical role in
filling this gap, it raises serious questions with respect
to affordability, health, environment, and water resources
management. Because active conflict makes parts of the
country remain inaccessible, little recent data are
available on the state of the country’s water supply and
sanitation systems. This discussion paper presents
assessments of basic features of urban water supply systems
in Sana’a and Aden, a detailed profile of the tanker truck
service structure, including supply chain mapping, value
chain analysis, and an assessment of changes to the sector
since the war began. It also covers institutional support
structure for the water sector, well-to-consumer supply
chain, water quality, well operations, tanker trucks water
delivery services, and household water demand. The analysis
culminates in recommendations of interventions urgently
needed to improve service delivery in Yemen’s two largest cities. |
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