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AuthorAl-Saidi, Mohammad
AuthorRoach, Emma L.
AuthorAl-Saeedi, Bilal A.
Available date2024-07-30T07:33:13Z
Publication Date2020
Publication NameWater (Switzerland)
ResourceScopus
ISSN20734441
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w12113269
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/57230
AbstractPolitical instability and conflicts are contemporary problems across the Middle East. They threaten not only basic security, but also infrastructure performance. Supply infrastructure, providing basic services such as water and electricity, has been subjected to damage, capacity deterioration, and the bankruptcy of public providers. Often, in conflict countries such as Yemen, the continuity of basic supply is only possible thanks to adaptation efforts on the community and household levels. This paper examines the conflict resilience of water and energy supply infrastructure in Yemen during the armed conflict 2015-today. It contributes to resilience studies by linking knowledge on state fragility and conflicts, humanitarian aid, and infrastructure resilience. The paper presents adaptation responses of communities and public entities in the water and energy sectors in Yemen and critically evaluates these responses from the perspective of conflict resilience of infrastructure. The gained insights reaffirm the notion about the remarkable adaptive capacities of communities during conflicts and the importance of incorporating community-level adaptation responses into larger efforts to enhance the conflict resilience of infrastructure systems.
Languageen
PublisherMDPI AG
SubjectCommunity-based adaptation
Conflict resilience
Humanitarian aid
Infrastructure resilience
Water and energy sectors
Yemen
TitleConflict resilience of water and energy supply infrastructure: Insights from yemen
TypeArticle
Issue Number11
Volume Number12
dc.accessType Open Access


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