Yemen: Yemen’s Forgotten Environmental Crisis Can Further Complicate Peacebuilding Efforts

Feb 15, 2022 | Hadil al-Mowafak, Yemen Policy Center
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The peace and security of Yemen is increasingly threatened by waning environmental stability. Dwindling water resources, changing weather patterns, and worsening soil, water, and air quality are some of the major environmental challenges facing the country today. Although some of these problems are caused by external actions outside the control of Yemenis, such as climate change, most are the result of human activities within Yemen, including widespread environmental pollution and the poor management and over-exploitation of natural resources. Many of these problems are exacerbated by the ongoing conflict, especially given the collapse of Yemen’s central government along with the institutions responsible for environmental protection and resource management.