Emirates continues to work to prevent drought in Yemen

The Emirates Red Crescent Society (ERC) continues to develop its programmes to prevent drought and provide water sources in Yemen, after promoting hundreds of water-related projects in areas suffering from water shortages.

In this scenario, ERC inaugurated a new water supply project in the Hadramut desert, including a 470-metre well in the Al-Qaf district, which will supply 4,000 people.

This proposal also includes the installation of a comprehensive solar energy system with 204 panels and a 200 cubic metre tank connected to a 36,000 metre long main water line, which handles about 3.5 litres of water per second.

The work carried out by the ERC is being closely followed by Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces, and Hamdan bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the ruler's representative in the Al-Dhafra region and president of the ERC.

In response to this initiative, Mohammed Ateeq al-Falahi, secretary general of the ERC, stated that the Emirate humanitarian entity completed the project in a short time despite the challenges it faces, according to the state agency WAM.

Meanwhile, Humaid Rashed al-Shamsi, the ERC's undersecretary general for international aid affairs, stressed that the project is part of the UAE's humanitarian efforts.

The launch of the project was welcomed by residents who have always struggled with water shortages. They showed their appreciation to the Emirates for its leadership in the region and its support for the people of Hadramut.

Thus, Mohammed Mohsen al-Ameri, director general of the Qaf al-Awamir district, thanked the UAE and the ERC for their humanitarian efforts, especially in the Hadramut desert.

All this while Yemen continues to suffer what the United Nations (UN) has described as the world's biggest humanitarian disaster, aggravated by the civil war the Yemeni nation is experiencing, in which the Houthi rebels, backed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, are attempting to undermine the legitimate government of Abd Rabbuh Mansul al-Hadi, which is supported by an Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia, of which the Emirates is a member. To this should be added the impact of the current coronavirus pandemic, which threatens a very fragile health system in the country.