[04/12/2024 01:42]
RIYADH - SABA
Minister of Water and Environment Engineer Tawfiq al-Sharjabi participated Wednesday in a special session to align Yemen's national strategies, support donors, and local efforts in combating desertification.
This session was organized by the Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction in Yemen on the sidelines of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP16) held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
The Minister emphasized that desertification is one of the largest environmental crises facing Yemen, hindering sustainable development pathways and threatening food security.
He noted that Yemen loses between 3-5% of agricultural land annually due to climate change, grazing, deforestation, poor water resource management, and armed conflict.
He pointed out that identifying national priorities, integrating with national development policies, and involving stakeholders and local communities are essential to address issues of desertification, water management, and food security through a comprehensive approach that includes mapping degraded lands and allocating resources and investments for reforestation and rehabilitation to increase vegetation cover.
The Minister also stressed the crucial role of donors in meeting developmental needs amid the current situation in Yemen, calling on governments, institutions and international organizations to work collaboratively with the Yemeni government to confront the threats of desertification for the future of generations in Yemen.
The session discussed the climatic and human factors contributing to drought, ways to enhance cooperation between donors and the Yemeni government, the design of national strategies to combat desertification, as well as the impacts of drought and ways to develop infrastructure, priorities, and potential actions to be taken.
السفير موسى يناقش مع الامين العام للجامعة العربية مستجدات الأوضاع في حضرموت والمهرة
الاتحاد الأوروبي وصندوق الأمم المتحدة للسكان يقدّمان خدمات صحية وحماية لأكثر من 850 ألف امرأة وفتاة في اليمن
أذربيجان تؤكد دعمها لوحدة اليمن وسيادته وسلامة أراضيه
مجلس القضاء الأعلى يرفع الحصانة عن أحد القضاة ويحيل آخرين إلى مجلس المحاسبة
إشهار المجلس الاقتصادي التنموي المحلي بمحافظة تعز
الشبكة اليمنية للحقوق: قوات تابعة للانتقالي ارتكبت 614 واقعة انتهاك في حضرموت وتشريد 5000 أسرة
وزارة الشؤون القانونية وحقوق الانسان تستنكر صدور بيان مزور ومفبرك منسوب إليها
الاتحاد البرلماني العربي يؤكد على ضرورة انهاء معاناة الشعب اليمني وصون وحدته وسيادته
الصين تدعو إلى التمسك بسيادة اليمن ووحدة وسلامة أراضيه
الأرصاد تتوقّع استمرار الطقس معتدل بالسواحل وشديد البرودة في المرتفعات الجبلية والصحاري