{"id":20316,"date":"2023-10-16T14:30:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T14:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/?p=20316"},"modified":"2023-10-16T16:32:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:32:01","slug":"world-food-day-restoring-access-to-water-in-yemen-for-the-future-of-food-and-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectmasam.com\/eng\/world-food-day-restoring-access-to-water-in-yemen-for-the-future-of-food-and-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"World Food Day: Restoring access to water in Yemen for the future of food and the planet"},"content":{"rendered":"

On today’s World Food Day, which theme is \u201cWater is life. Water is food. Leave no one behind”, Project Masam wanted to highlight the importance of protecting water to create a more sustainable and food-secure Yemen.<\/p>\n

The Arabian Peninsula’s southernmost country has been ravaged by war for the past eight years. While the violence has killed, injured and displaced millions, Yemenis also face the prospect of running out of usable water – today, 17.8 million people <\/a>already lack access to safe water, the United Nations\u00a0Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs\u00a0(OCHA) said.<\/p>\n

Over the years, Project Masam’s deminers have responded to civilian reports of landmines in or near water sources or wells. Some landmine had been deliberately planted in these vital areas<\/a>, others had been thrown in by locals who had found these on their land and wanted to get rid of them.<\/p>\n

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Landmines’ immediate and long-term impact<\/h4>\n

Either way, landmines and other remnants of war in water wells undermine the population\u2019s health by destroying food security as well as access to safe water. They contaminate the environment, disrupt agriculture and displace tens of thousands<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Once a country that was largely agriculture-dependent, war-torn Yemen now faces climate change, contamination and erosion:<\/p>\n