Water
Organisation

Date

Reporting Period

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Sana’a (Yemen)

18th August 2015

2014

Activity

2014

Implemented by

Rio marker

Gender marker

Number

Name

Actual expenditure

Name Organisation

channel

mitigation/adaptation

significant/principal

significant/principal

24459

SAA WASH Recovery project

0

ZOA

NGO

Not applicable

Not applicable

Significant

24731

SAA Support SFD WASH programe

67,988

SFD Yemen

Government

Not applicable

Not applicable

Significant

24733

SAA Extension WASH Rural Areas

1,784,645

UNICEF

Multilateral organization

Not applicable

Not applicable

Significant

25495

SAA Water Conflict Assessment

41,329

The Hague Institute for Global Research institute and companies
Mitigation and Adaptation
Justice

Significant

Significant

26464

SAA Vocational Training WASH sector

369,345

UNDP

Significant

Significant

Multilateral organization

Adaptation

Activity

2014

Implemented by

Rio marker

Gender marker

Number

Name

Actual expenditure

Name Organisation

channel

mitigation/adaptation

significant/principal

significant/principal

26568

SAA Sanaa Basin project

1,468,548

FAO

Multilateral organization

Adaptation

Significant

Significant

25584

SAA Open & accessible Data Platform
on Irrigation for Yemen

336,425

Alterra Wageningen

Research institute and companies
Adaptation

Significant

Significant

27117

SAA WASH programme 2014-2016

712,000

SFD

Government

Not applicable

Not applicable

Significant

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Result Area 1
Result Question 1.1a: To what extent has the ratio between crop yield and
water use been improved in a sustainable manner in the target area of your
programme ? (‘more crop per drop’)

Efficient water use in agriculture
For efficient water management and improved agricultural practices, good information on the current water availably is essential. However, this information is
currently not available and / or accessible in Yemen. The project ’Open & Accessible Data Platform on Irrigation for Yemen’ helps to improve water management
practices by:
- making more data available for yemen (helps to improve insight in the current situation)
- makes the data available through an online portal (helps to improve the accessibility of the data)
- translates the data into easy to use maps and applications (helps to better understand the data and therefore allows for descision makers to make better
decisions).
To conclude, by providing beter data, decission makers can make more efficient decisions, this improves the water efficiency and the amount of crop per drop.

Baseline

Target 2017

Result 2012

Result 2013

Result 2014

Source

Indicator 1: Total area of irrigated agriculture in Yemen.

no data

n/a

7,010 km2

7,538 km2

Data not yet
available

2012 based on Ministry of Irrigation and Agriculture
(MIA) statistics, 2013 based on the classification in the
Open & Accessible Data Platform on Irrigation for Yem

Indicator 2: Yield in kg/ha of main crop (sorghum).

793 kg/ha

991 kg/ha

918 kg/ha

873 kg/ha

n/a

FAO (FAOSTAT)

Indicator...

Indicator...

Result Question 1.1b: To what extent has your programme contributed to
this result?

See the previous section. Improving the awareness on water availability and the current situation will lead to better decisions making regarding agriculture/food
production and introducing modern irrigation technologies (’more crop per drop’).

Baseline

Target 2017

Result 2012

Result 2013

Result 2014

Source

Indicator 1: Availability of monthly recharge and runoff maps.

no data

n/a

n/a

100%

Data not yet
available

Maps available in the Open & accessible Data
Platform on Irrigation for Yemen

Indicator 2: Availability of water accounting data.

no data

n/a

n/a

100%

Data not yet
available

Water Accounting+ (WA+) analysis based on data
from the Open & accessible Data Platform on Irrigation
for Yemen

Indicator 3: Open & Accessible Data Platform on Irrigation for Yemen.

no data

n/a

n/a

100%

Data not yet
available

Satellite data

Indicator...

Assessment of results achieved by NL across the entire Result area 1

Efficient water use in agriculture.

B.

The Open & Accessible Data Platform on Irrigation for Yemen contains country wide maps showing the irrigated area, water consumption and water deficit,
incremental evapotranspiration, monthly recharge and runoff and water accounting statistics. Furthermore users can use applications such as the HydroView App
that visualises the data in maps and graphs, the Weather Forecast app, the RainWatch app and the Drought Watch app. The Open & Accessible Data Platform on
Irrigation for Yemen is an independent source of information on water use in agriculture supporting decision making and offers an analytical tool for quantifying
water resources.

Results achieved as planned

Reasons for result achieved:

Implications for planning:

In case the security situation in Yemen deteriorates, it could hamper the implementation of all water projects enormously. [The Open & Accessible Data Platform
on Irrigation for Yemen is based on satellite data and can be acquired nevertheless the situation in Yemen. Also the development of the platform and the end user
applications can continue ass planned. However, the training of end users in Yemen will be more difficult.]

Result Area 2

Improved river basin management and safe delta’s

Result Question 2.1a: To what extent has there been progress in the
development and implementation of plans for sustainable growth and water
safety (incl. good governance) in the target area of your programme?

Yemen has 14 water basins. Only six of them have a water basin management plan. Even the available plans are not fully used. Constraints are a weak legal and
institutional set-up, including a lack of enforcement of the Water law. The plans are also different in structure. Furthermore, monitoring and maintaining are very
weak, as well as the monitoring on design en efficient water use. Since 2011 GovYem is in transition phase which is going very slowly. The process (NDC) that has
formulated new policies and a new structure in many policy fields will effects the water basins structure (federalization process vs natural water basins ). Until now
there is no concrete information about water basins partition in the new federal states, and a possible impact of that partition to integrated water resource
management is unclear.
Update related to 2014: Data not yet available because of fragile security and political situation in Yemen during 2014. From September 2014 the situation
deteriorated extremely.

Baseline

Target 2017

Result 2012

Result 2013

Result 2014

Source

Indicator 1: Number of river basins / delta’s with water allocation / flow
management / coastal defense plans in place that are ecologically and
socio-economically sustainable

0

2

0

0

Data not yet
available

NWRA / FAO

Indicator 2: Existence of national policies, strategies and (master) plans
for IWRM

1

updated / upgrated
National IWRM
plan

0

0

Data not yet
available

MoEW/other donors

Indicator 3: Number of people (male/female) targeted in the Dutch
water management projects.

0

880,000 (400,000
M & 480,000 F)

Data not available

Data not available

Data not yet
available (est.:
20,000 M/30,000 F

FAO

Indicators...

Result Question 2.1b: To what extent has your programme contributed to
this result?

EKN Sana’a assists in updating plans for two water basins in Yemen - Sana’a Basin & Tihama Basin. It includes also the introduction of the concept of water as an
economic good (economic value of water in production chains). Part of both projects is to provide new water basing management tools and to make policies on
how to develop plans in an optimal way (evidance based planning), where managing & monitoring of the scarce water resources play a very important role (taking
into account affordability and aquity criteria). Programme objectives are implementation of water efficient and climate-smart crop production systems (Sustainable
Crop Production in combination with Climate Smart Agriculture and Groundwater Management). Third important part of the Water programme in Yemen is
stimulating a dialoque with all (non-technical) actors dealing with the water sector (including memebers of parliament). The Water Environmental Center (WEC),
which establishing & strengthening EKN has supportoted in previouse years, is now a partner in stimulating of the above mentioned dialoque and promoting a
nationwide dialoque (policy makers, opinion leaders, politicians, academics) on the topics of designed water use and water law enforcement. Finaly, a stronger
focus on gender and integrating gender more solidly in the approach towards the different themes (Water, SRHR, RoL). The choice for the way forward is very
clear: EKN wants to provide continued support for enhancing women’s role in Yemeni society. Based on these objectives, EKN Sana’a envisages a program
where women and girls, and youth in general will be empowered, where there will be demand creation from civil society for better social services [including water
and sanitation, (vocational)
health,
civil securityResult
and access
for women
and where civil society holds their government
Baseline
2017
Result
2012
2013 to justice
Result
2014 and youth],
Source
Targeteducation/literacy,
accountable for these services.

Indicator 1: "Number of farmers involvement" targeted in the Dutch
water management projects [EKN and its implementing partner have
define "% of farmers involvement" in WUAs in SB/ project (and later in
TB project)]
Indicator 2: Number of effective IWRM institutions operational at the
river basin level to provide a framework for water resources allocation,
protection and management [EKN and its implementing partner has
defined "number of operationel WUAs" as an indicator]
Indicator 3: Cost-effective water resources assessment and monitoring
system (WRAM) in place

10% related to 2014:
NWRA/FAO
79,200
880mission has taken 880
yetconcerning
Update
The Tihamma Basin
place (Oct/Nov 2014).Data
The not
report
this mission was a basis for the FAO project
available
proposal "Farmers’ associations moving towards sustainable crop production, integrated
water management and increased farm incomes in the Tihama basin".
(est.1,700)
This project was planned for implementation in 2015.

Indicator 4: Percentage of women in decision-making positions at
IWRM institutions

5 WUAs (500
farmers)

>50 WUA’s
(79,200 farmers)

5 WUAs (500
farmers)

5 WUAs (50
farmers)

Data not yet
available
(est.1,700 farmers)

NWRA/FAO (FAO = IA)

0

to be defined for
Sanaa & Tihama
Basin

0

0

Data not yet
available

NWRA/FAO/Alterra

0

20%

0

0

Data not yet
available (est. 1%
Fem)

NWRA/FAO

Assessment of results achieved by NL across the entire Result area 2

Improved river basin management and safe delta’s:

C.

The Sana Basin project has been started Mid-June 2014. In that sense, no specific data available because of fragile security and political situation in Yemen
during 2014. From September 2014 the situation deteriorated extremely.

Results achieved poorer than planned

Reasons for result achieved:

Implications for planning:

In case the security situation in Yemen (especially in Sana Basin & Tihama Basin) deteriorates, it will hamper the implementation of all water projects enormously.
Update 2014: war situation in Yemen

Result Area 3
Result Question 3.1a: How many people (male/female) have gained
sustainable access an improved water source or improved sanitairy facility
and to what extent has governance been imporved on this topic in the target
area of your programme?

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
EKN Sana’a has dedicated its support to rural area. The General Authority for Rural Water supply Projects (GARWSP) is Yemeni mandated institution in charge of
policy, monitoring, coordination, design and implementation of rural water supply and sanitation. Comparatively speaking, GARWSP is a weak institution, as in
coordination, as well as in implementation and monitoring. Corruption and embezzlement are also issues which play a role in the functioning of this authority.
Update related to 2014: A new WASH programme of Social Fund for Development (SFD) has been started in November 2014 (act.no 27117). No specific results
have been achieved until the end of 2014.

Baseline

Target 2017

Result 2012

Result 2013

Result 2014

Source

Indicator 1: Percentage of rural population with sustainable access to,
and using improved sanitation facilities

34% (2011)
[17,68 % M &
16,32 % F)

47,5%
[24,7% M & 22,8%
F]

n.a.

36% (estimation)
[18,72% M &
17,28% F]

36% (estimation)
[18,72% M &
17,28% F]

JMP /UNICEF/SFD/ZOA (IAs) //2014: No progress!

Indicator 2: Percentage of rural population with sustainable access to,
and using improved drinking water facilities

47% (2011)
[24,44% M &
22,56% F]

62,5%
[32,5% M & 30%
F]

n.a.

51% (estimation)
[26,52% M &
24,48% F]

51% (estimation)
[26,52% M &
24,48% F]

JMP/UNICEF/SFD/ZOA (IAs) //2014: No progress!

Indicator...

Indicator...

Result Question 3.1b: To what extent has your programme contributed to
this result?

The Water programme of EKN Sana’a has as ambition to enhance regular access to safe water and sanitation to the rural population in 2 water basins - Sana
Basin and Tihama Basin. The water programme concentrate its activities partly to new water and sanitation facilities and partly to rehabilitation of existing WASH
facilities. Such a work includes construction of water and sanitation facilities, hygiene awareness raising activities, capacity building in WASH management,
monitoring and conflict prevention.
At the moment, there are 3 implementation partners in the WASH sector: UNICEF, Social Fund for Development (SFD, semi-government org.), and ZOA
International (Dutch iNGO, with Yemeni local office). All projects started in December 2012, and it will be implemented in the 2 dedicated basins (Sana & Tihama
basins). This will ensure sustainable water use (long-term water availability).
Update related to 2014: A new WASH programme of SFD has been started in November 2014 (act.no 27117). No specific results have been achieved until the
end of 2014.
Baseline
Result 2012
Result 2013
Result 2014
Source
Target 2017

Indicator 1: Number of rural people (male/female) reached with
sustainable access to, and using improved sanitation

0 pop

260,000 (estim.)
[135.200 M &
124.800 F]

4,654
[2420 M & 2234 F]

33,316
[17324 M & 15992
F]

33,316
[17324 M & 15992
F]

NWRA/SFD/UNICEF/ZOA (partners in the project
implementation) //2014: No progress!

Indicator 2: Number of rural people (male/female) reached with
sustainable access to, and using improved water sources

0 pop

260,000 (estim.)
[135.200 M &
124.800 F]

4,654
[2420 M & 2234 F]

33,316
[17324 M & 15992
F]

33,316
[17324 M & 15992
F]

NWRA/SFD/UNICEF/ZOA (partners in the project
implementation) //2014: No progress!

Indicator 3: Number of rural people (male/female) reached with hygiene
education and social marketing programmes

0 pop

260,000 (estim.)
[135.200 M &
124.800 F]

4,654
[2420 M & 2234 F]

33,316
[17324 M & 15992
F]

33,316
[17324 M & 15992
F]

NWRA/SFD/UNICEF/ZOA (partners in the project
implementation) //2014: No progress!

Indicator 4: Number of communities / scools in rural areas declared
open defecation free (ODF)

0

unknown

unknown

unknown

Data not yet
available

(Estimation 2014: No progress!)

Result Area 3

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)

Result Question 3.2a: To what extent have water management aspects
and a more business oriented way of working been applied in your WASH
programmes.

Due to supporting IWRM in Sana & Tihama basins, EKN will also support national authorities dealing with IWRM (like NWRA), and to support the preparation /
update of water basins plans. These plans will focus on the principle of the economic value of water. There, a socio-economic good with afford-ability and equity
criteria will play a very important role.
Furthermore, the programmes will promote the involvement of the private sector, with a focus on youth/women in the community mobilization, design, physical
implementation and monitoring. In that sense, EKN has recently started the Vocational training (by UNDP), with as the main objective improving water
management and services in Hajjah district (Tihama Basin), while at the same time contribute to improvement of community livelihoods and restoration of the local
economy. The project will build on experiences and lessons learned from the UNDP-ZOA pilot (2013). The key interventions of the proposed project are (1)
Enhance access to improved water supply, (2) Youth beneficiaries acquire vocational WASH skills, (3) Generate sustainable employment for vulnerable youth,
and (4) Positive contribution towards Tihama basin Integrated Sustainable Water Management Approach.

Indicator 1: Numbers of municipalities / neighbourhoods / Low Income
Comunities (LIC where a holistic water management framework has
been created for drinking water, sanitation (including solid waste),
drainage and waste water
Indicator...

Besides this, the overall goal of the project is to contribute to youth economic empowerment, stabilization, conflict prevention, resilience building and development
Target 2017
Baseline
Result 2012
Result 2013
Result 2014
Source
of solutions for significant reduction in inequalities and exclusion. The interventions, targeting mainly the poor and extreme poor, focus on sustainable employment
in the water sector creation for the youth and women at risk, while at the same time enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of the piloted tools and solutions
0ensuring impact on the
will
be defined
0 youth and women.0The interventions willItalso
has include
not been
MASP
2014-2017
has introducedofayouth
new project
livelihoods
of the poor
actions to
prepare
for institutionalization
economic
during
2014 building, improvement of public works and community
defined
(security
"Integrated
approach
to Gender through
empowerment initiatives,
capacity
services
(WASH sector),
business
skills development,
access to finance,
WASH/SRGR/RoL",
which
propagates
holistic
small business development and management, value chains, economic empowermentsituation)
advocacy, and enhancement
of civil society
participation.
Atathe
end, appr.
this
project will also contribute to the implementation of the Yemeni Youth Employment Action Plan (YEAP, a national action plan for youth employment).
Update related to 2014: No progress.

Indicator...

Indicator...

Result Question 3.2b: To what extent has your programme contributed to
this result?

The idea behind the EKN Water programme (MASP 2014 - 2017) is the encouraging of farmers & other private parties to use micro financing for implementation of
WASH activities (like the Vocational training project).
Update related to 2014: No progress.

Baseline

Target 2017

Result 2012

Result 2013

Result 2014

Source

Indicator 1: Number of local entreprenours (male/female) gaining an
income form WASH sector activities

0

600 (25% female)

0

20

20

UNDP

Indicator 2: Number of private actors trained (male/female) in water
supply and sanitation services

0

609 (25% female)

0

60

60

UNDP/ZOA

Indicator...

Indicator...

Assessment of results achieved by NL across the entire Result area 3

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).

C.

The political and security situation in Yemen has been deteriorated, so it has hampered the implementation of all WASH projects (a lot of delay).

Results achieved poorer than planned

Reasons for result achieved:

Implications for planning:

It is unclear how long a very fragile political and security situation in Yemen will continue. In fact it is a war situation. However, it is already clear that it has
hampered the implementation of all WASH / water projects in Yemen.

Result Area 4

Trade and Development Cooperation

Result Question 4.1a: How has the added value (knowledge, expertise,
products and services) of the Dutch water sector been deployed in the
preparation and implementation of programmes in the water sector?

Water problems in Yemen create, in fact, a huge chance for involving of the Dutch water sector. However, already mentioned very slowly transition process,
unstable political situation, and, in particular, a very fragile security situation are limited factors for making large-scale plans concerning active involving the Dutch
water sector in Yemen.
Update related to 2014: Situation deteriorated. A number of partners is lower.

Indicator 1: Number of Dutch water sector actors active in the local
water sector (by companies, NGOs, Knowledge institutes and drinking
water companies + water authorities)

Baseline

Target 2017

Result 2012

Result 2013

Result 2014

Source

0

n/a

1

7

6

EKN/NWP/FAO

Indicator...

Indicator...

Indicator...

Result Question 4.1b: To what extent has your programme contributed to
this result?

EKN is trying to involve the Dutch water sector / expertise everywhere it is possible [different missions, developing of project proposals for different (international)
organisations, and implementation of water projects in Yemen for different (international) organisations].
2014:
4 experts visited Yemen in 2014: Mr Wim Klaassen (NWP), Mr Jaap van der Velde (NWP, 2 time) & Mr Jeroen Kool (Royal Haskoning).
Partners involved: 2 Companies (Eleaf, Hydrologic, MetaMeta), 1 NGO (ZOA), 2 knowledge insitutes (Alterra, The Hague Institute of Social Justice) and 0
drinking water companies + water boards.

Indicator 1: Number of Dutch water sector actors directly involved in
preparation and implementation of Dutch funded programems (by
companies, NGOs, Knowledge institutes and drinking water companies
+ water authorities)
Indicator...

Indicator...

Indicator...

Baseline

Target 2017

Result 2012

Result 2013

Result 2014

Source

0

n/a

1

7

6 (3 Companies, 1
NGO, 2
Knowledge Instit)

EKN/NWP/FAO

Assessment of results achieved by NL across the entire Result area 4

Trade and Development Cooperation

C.

The political and security situation in Yemen has been deteriorated, so it has hampered the implementation of all water projects enormously (a lot of delay and
postponing of the implementation of parts of projects).

Results achieved poorer than planned

Reasons for result achieved:

Implications for planning:

In the meantime the political and the security situation in Yemen has been deteriorated. Actualy, Yemen is in the (civil) war. It will enormously hamper not only the
implementation of the current water projects, but also a possible start of new projects (e.g. Tihama Basin project). Transition to a more trade related relationship in
the water sector in Yemen is not applicable at the moment.

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