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Informationen zum Autor Christopher Ward is Honorary Research Fellow, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, UK. He was formerly with the World Bank for twenty-four years, working largely in the field of natural resource management and rural development in the Middle East and Africa. He has lived in Yemen, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Somalia, as well as Kenya, Madagascar and the USA. He is currently a consultant to a number of international organizations, including the World Bank, DfID, the FAO, GTZ, and KfW. Klappentext Christopher Ward provides a complete analysis of the water crisis in Yemen! including the institutional! environmental! technical and political economy components. He assesses the social and economic impacts of the crisis and provides in-depth case studies in the key management areas. The final part of the book offers an assessment of current strategy and looks at future ways in which the people of the country and their government can influence outcomes and make the transition to a sustainable water economy. The Water Crisis in Yemen offers a comprehensive! practical! and effective approach to achieving sustainable and equitable management of water for growth in a country whose water problems are amongst the most serious in the world. Vorwort The Water Crisis in Yemen draws on both new field research and a very wide set of official and unofficial information sources, much of it being made available for the first time. Zusammenfassung Christopher Ward provides a complete analysis of the water crisis in Yemen, including the institutional, environmental, technical and political economy components. He assesses the social and economic impacts of the crisis and provides in-depth case studies in the key management areas. The final part of the book offers an assessment of current strategy and looks at future ways in which the people of the country and their government can influence outcomes and make the transition to a sustainable water economy. The Water Crisis in Yemen offers a comprehensive, practical, and effective approach to achieving sustainable and equitable management of water for growth in a country whose water problems are amongst the most serious in the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroductionPart I : Yemen and its Water ResourcesPart II : Uses and Misuses of Water in YemenPart III : Managing Yemen's Water Crisis Part IV : The Water Agenda for a New EraNotesBibliographyIndex...
