Challenges

1. Severe Water Scarcity: Yemen’s extreme water scarcity, coupled with damaged infrastructure due to conflict, limits access to clean water, especially for internally displaced persons (IDPs).
2. Impact of Conflict and Displacement: The prolonged conflict creating pressure on limited resources in host communities and increasing the need for emergency WASH
3. Economic Instability: reducing the ability of communities to invest in basic WASH facilities and making it difficult for families to meet their needs.
4. Climate-related Challenges: requiring additional resources to rehabilitate and adapt facilities for resilience.
5. Health Risks & COVID-19: The lack of adequate water and sanitation contributes to the spread of WASH-related diseases, with the COVID-19 pandemic further increasing health risks due to poor hygiene practices and limited access to handwashing facilities.
6. Access and Security: Security concerns and accessibility issues in conflict-affected areas like Hajjah make it challenging to deliver humanitarian assistance and sustain long-term interventions.

   Demands

   • What do you need from policy- and decision-makers?
     • Strengthen Support for WASH Infrastructure
     • Support for Climate Adaptation
     • Promote Long-term Development & Stability
     • Support Yemen Nexus Initiative
     • Encourage the strategy of CSOs role in the application of Nexus
     • Establish Yemen Nexus Fund similar to Yemen Humanitarian fund (YHF)