UAE launches 32 drinking water projects in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast

ADEN – The United Arab Emirates has launched 32 projects to provide drinking water in the governorates of Yemen’s Red Sea Coast over a three-year period, according to state news agency WAM.

The projects, which will benefit 600,000 people, are part of a series of humanitarian projects carried out by the Emirates Red crescent to help Yemenis benefit from food aid, shelter, social services and sustainable development.

The ERC adopted a comprehensive humanitarian plan prioritising drinking water projects to ensure the stability of the Yemeni people, provide them with decent lives, and prevent them from travelling far to search for drinking water.

The ERC aims to restore, maintain and build strategic central water projects in many populated areas, which were welcomed by local residents.

The projects include the "UAE Water Aid Project," which involves the restoration and digging of 23 drinking water wells in remote villages.

The ERC’s efforts are not limited to digging and restoring well, they also supplied the wells with electricity to pump water and provide them with solar energy systems.

Abdulrahman Al Yusufy, Director of Relief Administration at the ERC in the Red Sea Coast, stated that the ERC has prioritised local water projects, due to their importance to people’s lives.

Representatives of local authorities, key figures and local residents thanked the UAE for supporting Yemen’s stability and development.