mini report

The water shortage in Yemen

Many Yemenis they could not pay for water they filled it in brim and carry it by containers. The government announced a water project and to focus on rainwater and drilling water.  Because, of revolutions in Yemen the government marginalization the water issue. However, the government did not effort to reduction this issue. The increase of random digging due to the water underground. Also, the exploding population due to water shortage this issue will due to many conflicts between population and the government. The water unfits due to harm the population, because it causes many diseases such as diarrhea and malaria. The Qat field causes a hug loss of water, because of the traditional methods that the farmers use to plow. The Yemenis trying to avoid these shortages by building rainwater-harvesting tanks and filtering system, but this issue goes in.

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Al-Muraqab, A. (2012, September 13). A daily struggle to fetch water | Yemen Times.  Yemen Times. Retrieved March 19, 2013, from http://www.yementimes.com/en/1607/report/1391/A-daily-struggle-to-fetch-water.htm