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National Water Resources Authority Integrated Water Resources Management Program (UNDP funded program)

Water Resources Information in Yemen. Eng. Qahtan Al-Asbahi Program Officer. National Water Resources Authority Integrated Water Resources Management Program (UNDP funded program). Total Renewable Water Resources: 2,500Mm 3 Total Water Demand: 3,400Mm 3 Deficit: 900Mm 3

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National Water Resources Authority Integrated Water Resources Management Program (UNDP funded program)

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  1. Water Resources Information in Yemen Eng. Qahtan Al-Asbahi Program Officer National Water Resources Authority Integrated Water Resources Management Program (UNDP funded program)

  2. Total Renewable Water Resources: 2,500Mm3 Total Water Demand: 3,400Mm3 Deficit: 900Mm3 Ground water decline level: 1-7m per year. The annual water share: 125m3 per capita. water resources of Yemen: from scarcity to the crises

  3. Annual Water level declining (m/Yr)

  4. the treated wastewater from the STPs is around 125,000m3 per day, or around 45.5 Mm3/year The quality of the outflow is highly variable, while it is very good quality in Hajah, it is very bad in Taiz, depending on : The method of treatment The capacity of the station The operational conditions. Waste Water

  5. Rainfall water harvesting Improving the Irrigation efficiency Extensive investigations for groundwater Extensive studies for desalination Water Resources Development

  6. Water Resources Use • Use of Water for a Period of 20 Years (1990-2010) in Different Water Use Sectors (Mm3/yr)

  7. Institutional background of water resources management: towards entity & integrity. Two parts of Yemen (South & North) were unified in May 1990 there were two different data systems/regimes. In 1996 a national water resources authority (NWRA) was established. New Ministry for Water & Environment was established in May 2003 Water Law was ratified and issued in August 2002 Irrigation & Dams department still with Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation and did not yet merged with the new established ministry

  8. Institutional background of water resources management • Most of the data collection and the information systems are still scattered among water resources/supply & sanitation/irrigation projects in autonomous agencies. • National Water Resources Authority is the sole authority of water resources management & the law enforcement in the whole country. • There is specialized over-all agency for statistics under the ministry of planning & international cooperation, BUT no water Data.

  9. Water resources strategies & policies and legislations: from theory to actions • Water Resources Policy and strategy(99-2000 • Irrigation Water policy, (2001) • Watershed Policy, (2000) • Agricultural sector reform policy, (2000) • Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Sector reform Policy, (1997) • wastewater reuse strategy, (under developing)

  10. Challenges of the water resources: • Scarcity of water resources, • Low water supplies and use efficiencies, • Weakness enforcement of water related laws/regulations, • Lack of proper coordination among the water related agencies. • Minor participation of the private sector, • High population growth (3.01%) • Minor public awareness. • Lack of data/information • Lack of investment of water sector.

  11. Existing Water Resources Information System • Monitoring Data • Digitizing • Well Inventory • Processing of Socio-Economic Data • Satellite Image Analysis • Application Development • WEB Page Development(WWW.NWRA-YEMEN.ORG)

  12. Water resources statistics problems • The data still exist among several agencies in variable formats. • The data incomplete & with time-cut series and with low quality. • Most of the information are estimated and predicted for each agency purposes. • Low public investment in the water resources management. • Lack of sufficient and efficient human resources. • Poor coordination among external donors

  13. Recent actions • Establishing National Water Resources Information Center (NWRIC). • Rehabilitation the existing water resources monitoring network. • Expansion of the existing monitoring network. • Strengthening the coordination links with water using agencies (water supply, irrigation private sector), Statistics Agency, the Meteorological agency and the environment authority, as well as with the donors.

  14. - Recommendations: • Support is still needed to steer the attempts of the National Water Resources Authority to have country wide organized information system. • Need to develop water resources information guidelines. • Need to develop guidelines for predictions, estimations and indicators in Yemen water resources information. • Need to develop and improve data base information system. • Need to specific and targeted training programs. • Need for donors coordination to support water resources management programs. • Need for proper capacity building.

  15. 3000Years old of Rain water Harvesting system

  16. Clay House at Sana’a, with water harvesting/saving system

  17. Thank you all. Qahtan Al-AsbahiIWRM Program OfficerSana’a, Yemen npiwrm@ynet.yeqahtan64@hotmail.com

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