The Netherlands Climate Change Studies Assistance Programme (NCSSAP) in Yemen will compliment Yemen’s National Adaptation Plan of Action (NAPA). Whereas the NAPA focuses on physical adaptation measures, the NCCSAP will concentrate more on social-based adaptation to climate change. Both programs are located within the Climate Change Unit of the Environmental Protection Authority, which operates under the newly created Ministry for Water and Environment. The main focus is water management. In this area, the project will (1) perform a survey of end water use in an urban area that will be used to illustrate options for a more demand-side led focus on urban water management (to replace the supply-side water planning currently in place); (2) evaluate small scale, traditional or indigenous technologies and techniques (e.g., dew harvesting) in both agriculture and urban households; and (3) work with national and other water institutions to negotiate feasible strategies for demand-based water planning. Other activities include: (1) the Women and Environment Unit’s training and communication sessions with rural women to gauge their awareness of climate change and train them in adaptation.

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