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A high-level delegation from Yemen’s Ministry of Water and Environment, led by His Excellency Tawfiq AbdulWahid Ali Al-Shargabi, visited the Netherlands to explore innovative and sustainable water security solutions. The 16-member delegation, hosted by The Hague Academy for Local Governance, focused on desalination and other critical measures to address water challenges in Aden and beyond.
Picture: Delegation members trying the desalinated water produced by the facilities of Elemental Water Makers in Scheveningen, The Hague. Co-founder and managing director, Sid Vollebregt, assists in this process.
The visit was organized 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. 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 in Southern Yemen.
“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 five-day visit in October offered a comprehensive overview of Dutch expertise in water management and included:
- Interactive workshops and lectures at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
- Field visits to Elemental Water Makers and Dunea, focusing on innovative desalination and drinking water solutions
- A visit to the Zuiderzeemuseum, showcasing Dutch resilience and water management innovation
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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, Environment Protection Authority of Yemen, Head of Climate Change Unit
Picture: Her Excellency Sahar Ghanem, Ambassador of Yemen to the Netherlands, giving a speech dedicated to the visit of the delegation during the Networking reception at the Embassy
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 and workflows are 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 we support civil servants and professionals working with and for local governments in Water Governance.
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