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13 Aug 2020 SANA'A

Satellites Map, Predict Yemen Cholera Risk

A team of NASA-funded researchers has been using satellite and ground-based data to forecast the risk of cholera in Yemen and other countries. The map shows the forecasted risk of cholera in Yemen from August 10 to September 6, 2020. It was created with the Cholera Prediction Modeling System, which incorporates NASA precipitation data, air temperature data from NASA’s MERRA-2 reanalysis product, and population data...

23 Jun 2019 SANA'A

Yemen: Houthi Forces Launch Projectile Towards Saudi Desal Plant

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis launched a projectile into southern Saudi Arabia Wednesday, which the Arab coalition said landed near a desalination plant without causing damage or casualties. The Houthis, who threatened last month to attack 300 vital military targets in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, announced via their Al Masirah TV that a cruise missile they fired had struck an electricity station in Shuqaiq.

13 Mar 2019 EDINBURGH, Scotland

Water And Violence: Resources And Infrastructure Attacks Analyzed

Strategic Foresight Group (SFG), an India-based international think-tank engaged in crafting new policy concepts that enable decision makers to prepare for a future in uncertain times, has released a monthly Bulletin which covers attacks on water infrastructure in different parts of the world.OOSKAnews will share these informative Bulletins with our readers, starting with these links to 2019’s first reports under the SFG program:YemenThe Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace has called for the protection of water resources and infrastructure from violent conflicts and terrorist acts...

8 Sep 2018 LONDON, United Kingdom

Experts Can Predict Yemen Cholera Outbreaks By Studying Rainfall Patterns

A model developed by US scientists and NASA satellite data can predict where cholera is most at risk of spreading, with a reported 92 percent accuracy in war-torn Yemen.The UN describes Yemen as the "worst humanitarian crisis in the world", with millions of Yemenis facing imminent famine as well as battling cholera and diphtheria outbreaks...

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27 Jul 2018 AMMAN, Jordan

UNICEF: Attacks On Yemen Water Systems "Deplorable"

UNICEF has called repeated attacks on water systems in Yemen "deplorable". Geert Cappelaere, the agency's regional director for the Middle East and North Africa said in a July 24 statement that:“Continuous attacks on water systems in Yemen are cutting off children and their families from water; increasing the likelihood of water-borne diseases spreading in the war-torn country...

17 May 2018 ADEN, Yemen

Yemen Cholera Outbreak: Oral Vaccination Campaign Implemented

The first-ever oral cholera vaccination campaign in Yemen was launched on May 6 and concluded on May 15, just before the start of Ramadan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported.Data shows an increase in cholera risk during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, possibly because people gather in large groups to share food, often obtained from street vendors...

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10 Apr 2018 ADEN

Emirates Red Crescent Supports Aden With Sewage Pumps

The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has handed over new equipment to the Water and Sanitation Foundation in the Yemeni governorate of Aden, including six control panels for sewage pumps. ERC has also paid the salaries for the employees of the Water and Sanitation Foundation for six months, worth around AED18,000,000.

27 Feb 2018 RIDAYH

Kuwait to Help Address Water Crisis in Aden

Officials from Kuwait and Aden signed an agreement to transport water from Abyan to Aden to permanently address the water supply problem in the Yemeni port city. The agreement is aimed at fixing the 58 kilometer pipeline designed to transport 13,000 -15,000 cubic meters of water every day.

22 Jan 2018 KUWAIT CITY

Kuwait to Rehabilitate Water Stations in Yemen

Kuwait has announced the launch of a campaign aimed at rehabilitating the water sector in Yemen's capital Sana'a.  The project is expected to benefit more than 50,000 people living in 8 residential areas. 

17 Nov 2017 GENEVA, Switzerland

New Yemen Cholera Risk as Saudi Blockade Continues, Three Cities Stop Providing Clean Water

Three cities in Yemen have stopped providing clean water in recent days, putting close to a million people at risk of a renewed cholera outbreak and other water-borne diseases."The water and sewage systems in Hodeida, Sa'ada and Taiz stopped operating because of a lack of fuel", said the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) head of delegation in Yemen, Alexandre Faite...

3 Nov 2016 NEW YORK, NY, United States

Colwell Accepts Saudi Water Prize as Yemen Bombing Continues, Cholera Spreads

Dr Rita Colwell was among eight scientists who this week accepted the prestigious, and lucrative biannual Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz International Prize for Water. A prize-giving ceremony was held at UN headquarters, and presided over by Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.Colwell, of University of Maryland at College Park, US, and Dr Shafiqul Islam of Tufts University, US, were awarded the “Creativity Prize” for their work using satellite data to predict cholera outbreaks...

25 Oct 2016 SANA'A

Emirates Red Crescent Builds Wells in Yemen

Construction on five water wells being built by the Emirates Red Crescent in Yemen’s Al Mukalla governorate started on Monday. The project is part of the organisation’s efforts to provide clean water to Yemenis and support infrastructure in the Hadramaut coastal region and will benefit more than 200,000 people.

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