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Water experts from The Netherlands shared best practices in desalination with a high level delegation from the Ministry of Water and Evironment in Yemen. From the innovative business Elemental Water Makers in Scheveningen to the water supply company Dunea, the delegates learned about different techniques for the desalination of seawater.
Delegation members at the desalinated water facilities of Elemental Water Makers in Scheveningen, The Hague.
The visit was organised in close collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Yemen and supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Yemen to the Netherlands. The sixteen-member delegation from Yemen’s Ministry of Water and Environment, was led by His Excellency Tawfiq AbdulWahid Ali Al-Shargabi. Tailored to Yemen’s pressing water needs, the programme aimed to strengthen the Ministry’s technical expertise and decision-making capacity while establishing a roadmap for sustainable desalination projects and related water challenges in Aden governorate.
“An excellent programme. We were provided with a comprehensive understanding of seawater intrusion mitigation techniques and resource optimisation.”
Jamal Mohammed Saleh Al-Sayyadi, Chief of the technical office, Ministry of Water and Environment of Yemen
The visit focused on desalination techniques and offered an overview of Dutch and international expertise in water governance, including:
- Mapping and analysing water challenges in Aden governorate
- Expert contributions from World Bank, UNESCO and UNDP
- A discussion about the linkage between Water, Peace and Security
- Lectures with desalination case studies from IHE Delft
- Expert presentations on financing water services, Public-Private Partnerships, water governance and drinking water supply in The Netherlands
- Field visits to Elemental Water Makers and Dunea, focusing on innovative desalination and drinking water solutions
- Pitches of Dutch water sector parties
- A visit to the Zuiderzeemuseum, showcasing the history and development of Dutch solutions to water challenges and resilience building
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This visit was made possible as part of the Shiraka programme, commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and managed by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). Special thanks are extended to Her Excellency Sahar Ghanem, Ambassador of Yemen to the Netherlands, and First Secretary Jan Pieter Ohler of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Yemen, for their invaluable support.
We can only thank all the institutions, companies and individuals who contributed to inviting us to visit the Netherlands. It was a golden opportunity to study and exchange views with Dutch friends.”
Abdulwahid Omar Mohammed Arman, Head of Climate Change Unit, Environment Protection Authority of Yemen
Her Excellency Sahar Ghanem, Ambassador of Yemen to the Netherlands, receives the delegation members at the embassy in The Hague
As the delegation of Yemen’s Ministry of Water and Environment currently continues working on a roadmap development, The Hague Academy’s training team is actively supporting them in a series of online workshops. In the second and final phase of the programme, the roadmap document is to be presented to a broader audience of Ministries, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Yemen, as well as to potential donors and partners.
This collaboration underscores the importance of capacity strengthening and knowledge-sharing in addressing critical water governance challenges. Learn more about how The Hague Academy supports civil servants and water professionals in our open subcription course on Water Governance.
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