Salena Global Water Crisis: Yemen

Yemen's water dilemma is an issue of environmental justice because Yemenis are poor. Water usage by residents is not regulated by the Yemeni government. The administration has been unable to appreciate the magnitude of the crisis' impact on Yemen's people due to weakness and corruption. The Yemeni government has done nothing to enhance access to safe drinking water.Civil unrest has erupted as a result of the government's failure to meet residents' basic needs, such as food and water. People in Yemen have been suffering from a lack of water due to the rising cost of water tanks. Their scarcity of water is exacerbated by resource depletion, coupled with climate change and conflict. Climate change is also a factor in the current water issue. Moreover, climate change impacts have become more visible in Yemen, placing additional strains on water security. Estimates of future rainfall variability show that drought periods are likely to increase. Similarly, it is expected that a high rise in temperatures could lead to higher evapotranspiration rates. Yemenis are confronting the severe effects of climate change in addition to the ongoing conflict, the COVID-19 issue, and economic collapse. Extreme weather, particularly flooding, has claimed lives, wrecked property, and harmed people's livelihoods in recent months. Because poor countries with unstable, corrupt governments are less likely to have regulations governing access to clean drinking water, global water crises are an environmental justice issue everywhere.