There are 105 projects that match your search.
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Yemen
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Biodiversity
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2014
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49,960.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/STAR/BD/Y3/14/06 |
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Abbataroh settlement is found in the coastal plains of Nujid in southern Socotra (Between Bedhola and Mahta). Most of its inhabitants are herders though live close to the Sea due to public services availability e.g. Education, Health and roads. ( ... )
g livestock principally goats is the prime community economic activities that takes place in the hill slopes north of abbatarroh settelemnt. The hill slope that escalating towards Diksam Plateau is called “Difsha”.
Project aim at assist abatarroh community to achieve water security in their rangelands for use by human and animals. This is going to be through building 97 tanks for rain-water
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Yemen
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Biodiversity
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2014
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49,983.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/STAR/BD/Y3/14/08 |
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Northen coastal zones and adjacent plains extends from Hadibu the capital city of Socotra to Ra’s Qadama some 30 km where exist 9 settlements in the area. The coastal area host the main turtles nesting places during breeding season May-August. ( ... )
ttlements being Qadheb, Nojaher, Mawri, Zinoban, Dihemdh, Ghubbah, Salmahoo, Abelhen and Qadamah. Local communities practices fishing (October – May) and herding livestock year round. Communities in these coastal settlements are of mixed origin where some are based on the mountains but moved to coastal areas due to services (health and Education) are moved down to coastal areas and the rest
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Yemen
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2014
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37,440.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/STAR/CC/Y3/14/10 |
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Abbataroh village is located in Nujid coastal plain south of Socotra near “Mahatah”. It can be reach by car via the main road going from Hadibu to Matyaf. The community main occupation is fishing and herding livestock. Abbataroh is considered as ( ... )
ettlement likewise many other settlements in the Nujid plains. The reason is that due to social and economic activities people built up their permanent residences in the coast due to availability of services like schools, health clinics and roads.
Current limited electricity is provided from a number of fuel run generators. Community are convinced that operating fuel-run generators is not
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2013
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26,336.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/Y2/Core/LD/13/09 |
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Disarm plateau covering wide area of the highland of Socotra. The plateau is extending from west to east of the Island. The Central Diksam for the purpose of this project is the areas adjacent to the paved road going from the road Junction (N12º ( ... )
?.61 E53? 58? 29?.39 ) to the road slope towards Nujid plains ( ). The Diksam plateau is an outcrop mainly limestone escalate from northern plains to desend towards the soiuth in the Nujid plains with the higher peak at scund 1519 meters asl.). The plan host most of Socotra biodiversity of plants and animals. The high land host above 90% of the Dragon Blood tree Draceania cinabari population and
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2013
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30,811.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/Y2/STAR/LD/13/10 |
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Disarm plateau covering wide area of the highland of Socotra. The plateau is a lime stone rock base covered with dwarf shrubs in open areas where as much taller tree cover in canyons and interwadi areas with its extension from west to east of ( ... )
land. The North Diksam region subjected by this project is the area located from the mountain base overlooking the Sea, facing hillslopes and western part of the upper plateau. The western part arte located west of the road junction that goes towards western part of the Island (N 12 28.750 E 53 55.666 , alt.2848 ft. ).
Comunities main livelihood in northern Diksam depends mainly on herding
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2013
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28,393.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/STAR/LD/Y2/13/11 |
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Diksam plateau covering wide area of the highland of Socotra. The plateau is a limestone rock based, covered with dwarf shrubs in open areas where much taller tree cover grow in canyons and interwadi areas. The plateau extends from east to west ( ... )
Island. The south Diksam region subjected by this project is the area being from Wadi Zirage to the decending road towards Nujidplain and to the south of the plateau to the point overlooking Nujid plan above Bedhola. (N 12 26.070 E 54 0.997, alt.1624 ft.).
Comunities main livelihood in southern Diksam depends mainly on herding livestock and fishing, hence water is the major issue affecting
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Yemen
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2013
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19,627.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/STAR/CC/Y2/13/08 |
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Wadi Mawr Delta is the flat land located at the end of the middle parts of the wadi reaching the mudflats/saltmarshes on the Sea coast in Luhayyah. The land area is completely fat with land area of 6000 ha. There are three main land groups in the ( ... )
ty which receive flood irrigation through each own irrigation dyke being; Al-Mokhawer, Allawi and Najran. The land located to the latter receives the flood after the above and before being discharged to the Sea.
Due to irrigation complexity in the Wadi, the three dykes receive flood water from upper to lower being Al-Mokhawer then Allawi and finally Najran. Due to the wider area of the Wadi
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Yemen
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Biodiversity
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2013
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50,000.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/STAR/BD/Y3/13/02 |
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The “Shibirow” region of Diskam plateau extends westword to reach Qabehaten region. It constitutes all the inner hillslopes and wadis desending westwards reaching Qabehaten. The wadi extend through to reach “Detror”. The region intersected ( ... )
adis that discharge its rain water to Wadi “Detror” reaching the sea at “Salmaho”. Community are solely herders of livestock hence water constitue their sole need to maintain their livelihood.
The project aims at assisting local communities to harvest rain water into a ground dug and built water cisterns that enable its use most of the year till it depleted. The intended 60 water harvest
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Yemen
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CapDev
Land Degradation
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2013
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50,000.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/CORE/LD/Y3/13/01 |
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Central Momi region constitutes the middle of the higher plateau of the eastern part of Socotra(N 12? 30.673? & E 54? 24.369?). The region topography is based on limestone rock areas intersected with inter-hill plains. The region is rich in ( ... )
ersity with high endemism. Vegetation cover is mostly shrub and grassland grazed by livestock (cattle, Sheep and Goats). The region lack permanent water courses such as Wadis and springs hence water harvest is the main and reliable sources of water outside rainy season for humans and animals.
The project aimed at assisting local communities and herders to secure water supply for improving their
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2013
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50,000.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/Y3/CORE/LD/13/04 |
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Kabhaten region is an intermountain plain located some 50 Km west of Hadibu. In the vast area of the plain there are more than 25 villages. The majority of the population is herders with few working in others sectors. Herding Goats and sheep are the ( ... )
vestock species kept in the region. Water is the main constraint to community livelihood in the region. In order to secure sufficient water resources for human and animals, community progressively build up rain-water harvest cistern “Kariff” for use outside rainy season.
The project is targeting 215 families in 26 small villages and settlements with population of 1,500 inhabitants. The
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Yemen
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2013
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46,353.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/STAR/CC/Y2/13/07 |
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Wadi Mawr is one of the largest rain flood run-off in western Yemen. It has a lrge catchment areas in Amran, Hajjah and Hodiedah Governorate and discharge flood to the Red Sea coast at Luhayyah. The wadi capacity is range between 2,400-3,100 cubic ( ... )
per scond. In the 80s the Governemnt of Yemen, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Tihama Development Authority (TDA) built an irrigation network on south and north sides of the wadi enabling spate irrigation to reach more farms e.g. 12,000 hectars. The irrigation system consists of a conversion dam to allow direction of flood water into a built up tow main irrigation canals south and north
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Yemen
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2013
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41,690.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/STAR/CC/Y3/13/03 |
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Matyaf village is located at the end of Nugid coastal plain south of Socotra. It can be reach from Ra’s Ersil by sea and from Momi by foot and from Nujid by car. The latter become possible only recently with the road development plan for Socotra ( ... )
eviously it was only accessible by foot from Nujid and Momi. Community main occupation is fishing and herding livestock. The village has potential water resources from spring due to its location below Momi plateau and the intertidal inlet from the sea. These made the village highly misty and corrosion is faster than anywhere else on Socotra. Community face problems when use metal material that
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Yemen
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Biodiversity
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2013
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25,897.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/STAR/BD/Y3/13/05 |
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Since long time and for several reasons Socotra lack vegetable and fruit supplies. Of the reasons are the environmental (drought period and monsoon), geographical (its long distance from mainland) and its isolation for five months. Doe to such ( ... )
s there is no readily available vegetable and fruit on the island in its market. Further the lengthy dry seasons and the lack of knowledge on agriculture practices are added complication.
Manafou Village located at the outskirt of Hadibu, the capital of Socotra. Due to its limited water resources community of Manafou village known for their agricultural gardens activities for sale and domestic
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2012
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38,406.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/CORE/LD/Y2/12/05 |
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Khilaliah community lives in Wadi Siham, Marawah District, Hodiedah Governorate. The location is on the Wadi Siham bank with agriculture is being the main subsistence activity. Spate irrigation is the main backbone of the agriculture in the area. ( ... )
an be accessed through traditionally built dykes consist of earth materials that required high labour to build, high cost to maintain and does not secure successful irrigation from flood that comes from the mountains during summer and Autumn seasons. Due to such circumstances, agriculture is not providing local community with the full crops they plant hence crops yield is impacted. Few tube
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2012
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27,926.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/CORE/LD/Y2/12/04 |
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The Government of Yemen with the use of bilateral fund initiated wadi Siham spate irrigation system during the early 80s. Several conversion dams were built to ease flood water distribution along the Wadi flow. This achieved through several canals ( ... )
onvey flood water in upper stream as long as possible. The flow of flood water was controlled through the size of canals inlets. Along each conveying canals several gates (outlets) were built with the expectation that will deliver through the required quantities of water that will sufficiently irrigate all the agriculture land that has water right. Some land areas were never received any flood
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2012
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50,000.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/LD/12/02 |
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Dyr Al-Hared area is located at the end of Wadi Surdude only less than 10 Km away from the Red Sea at Ul-urj. Due to expanded irrigation projects in upper Wadi stream, built in the 80ies, flood water does not reach the area since then. Local ( ... )
s drilled their own tube well to enable them grow income and subsistent crops. There is two water tables’ quality in the area influenced by the depth of the wells. Ground water table is found at 45 meter deep but with high salinity e.g. 6100 micromole but at depth of 80 meter and below is 1100 micromole. The altitude of the area is ca. 30 m above Sea level; hence the indicated depth is well
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2012
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50,000.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/LD/12/03 |
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Al-Maroofia area is located on the Hodiedah-Maidi main road ca. 10 km from Al-Dhai city. The region is located in the downstream of Wadi Surdude before reaching the Sea. The main economic and livelihoods activities for communities are agriculture ( ... )
storalism. Since the new irrigation projects in upper stream of the Wadi, it seldom that rain flood reach the area, Hence local communities are solely depend on tube well as a source of irrigation. Due to this water table is facing enormous pressure and declining as a result. The average water table depth is 120m. Crops grown in the region are Sesame, tobacco, cereals, vegetables legumes and
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2012
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14,278.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/LD/12/06 |
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Hajft village located at the extreme end of Drakbou region close to land end before dropping towards the western sea of Socotra. The open flat plain below the village of Hajft is subjected to progressive soil erosion due to rain flood that lead to ( ... )
its soil and vegetation since long time.
The project aimed at achieving the followings:
- Stop land erosion due to flood in Hajaft
- Demonstrate the effectiveness of land erosion control measures
- Improve land resources in the area
- Raise environmental awareness among community
The objective are going to be achieved through building water run-off dyke that deposit soil in the location.
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2012
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28,085.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/Y1/CORE/LD/12/08 |
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Diksam “Shibirow” region on Socotra is very dry due to its location, altitude and base rock formation there isn’t exist any permanent water sources. Herding is the main occupation for the communities in this region. Hence water supply plays a ( ... )
ole in the sustainability of human livelihood in the region. Local communities perceive that rain water harvest is the only sustainable way to solve their problem and can help overcoming water shortage in the region.
The project is to build 21rain- water harvest bodies (total capacity 3,115 cubic meters) for use by human and livestock in the dry season of the year. The project will help
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2012
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23,223.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP5/CORE/LD/Y2/12/01 |
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The City of Al-Moneerah is located to the West of Al-Zaydiah city on Hodiedah Jizan Road, Hodiedah Governorate. The city is facing an immediate threat of sand dunes movements that had already buried few houses. The problem is exacerbated by the ( ... )
on of the city at the path of the Windblown from “Bahr Jaber” to the south and south west of Al-Moneerah and the open area with poor vegetation cover that allow wind speed to escalate and carry sand along with it.
Earlier attempt to protect the city from sand dunes managed to establish a green corridor from the west side did not totally solve the problem due to the long axis facing the wind
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