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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Main Authors: Abu-Lohom, Naif Mohammed, Konishi, Yasuo, Mumssen, Yogita, Zabara, Bilkis, Moore, Scott Michael
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
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spelling okr-10986-301072021-05-25T09:16:44Z Water Supply in a War Zone : A Preliminary Analysis of Two Urban Water Tanker Supply Systems in the Republic of Yemen Abu-Lohom, Naif Mohammed Konishi, Yasuo Mumssen, Yogita Zabara, Bilkis Moore, Scott Michael WATER SUPPLY TANKER TRUCK WATER QUALITY URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT DRINKING WATER 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. 2018-08-01T21:52:13Z 2018-08-01T21:52:13Z 2018-07 Working Paper 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 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Yemen, Republic of
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topic WATER SUPPLY
TANKER TRUCK
WATER QUALITY
URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT
DRINKING WATER
spellingShingle WATER SUPPLY
TANKER TRUCK
WATER QUALITY
URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT
DRINKING WATER
Abu-Lohom, Naif Mohammed
Konishi, Yasuo
Mumssen, Yogita
Zabara, Bilkis
Moore, Scott Michael
Water Supply in a War Zone : A Preliminary Analysis of Two Urban Water Tanker Supply Systems in the Republic of Yemen
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Yemen, Republic of
description 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.
format Working Paper
author Abu-Lohom, Naif Mohammed
Konishi, Yasuo
Mumssen, Yogita
Zabara, Bilkis
Moore, Scott Michael
author_facet Abu-Lohom, Naif Mohammed
Konishi, Yasuo
Mumssen, Yogita
Zabara, Bilkis
Moore, Scott Michael
author_sort Abu-Lohom, Naif Mohammed
title Water Supply in a War Zone : A Preliminary Analysis of Two Urban Water Tanker Supply Systems in the Republic of Yemen
title_short Water Supply in a War Zone : A Preliminary Analysis of Two Urban Water Tanker Supply Systems in the Republic of Yemen
title_full Water Supply in a War Zone : A Preliminary Analysis of Two Urban Water Tanker Supply Systems in the Republic of Yemen
title_fullStr Water Supply in a War Zone : A Preliminary Analysis of Two Urban Water Tanker Supply Systems in the Republic of Yemen
title_full_unstemmed Water Supply in a War Zone : A Preliminary Analysis of Two Urban Water Tanker Supply Systems in the Republic of Yemen
title_sort water supply in a war zone : a preliminary analysis of two urban water tanker supply systems in the republic of yemen
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url 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
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