Yemen is highly exposed to a number of natural hazards (floods, droughts, desertification, and earthquakes), with floods being the most recurrent. Yemen’s approach to managing disasters in the past has been mostly reactive, focused on post-disaster relief and recovery activities. Recently, with help from the international community, Yemen has taken important steps to improve the country’s resilience and to move from ex-post disaster relief to ex-ante preparedness and risk reduction.
In recent years, Yemen has advanced its disaster risk management (DRM) agenda. Nation-wide risk and
water-management studies provided the basis for designing DRM planning and mitigation measures. As a result, there is now a better understanding of the country’s main disaster risks as well as a stronger determination by government officials to work more collaboratively with partners and donors. In addition, national DRM stakeholders have completed disaster risk mapping and risk-reducing programs for key sectors such as food
Climate and Multi-Hazard,and Disaster Risk-Related Information
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