Water infrastructure in times of war
The IHE Delft Water and Development Partnership Programme together with its partners is organising an online seminar on water infrastructure in times of war. In this online session, we will discuss how violent conflicts affect water infrastructure and how this further puts the already highly vulnerable population at risk. We would like to call attention to this highly complex and worrying issue, and discuss how and in which ways we can and need to continue doing research on water in these places to document what is happening on the ground.
Three cases will be presented by our project partners (approx. 15 mins presentation):
- Sudan – how a large dam, located in a battlefield, is not maintained and operated, and is now on the verge of collapse risking damaging floods. Read more about the effect of war on the Jebel Aulia Dam in Sudan.
- Palestine – how water infrastructure is purposely targeted in Gaza as part of warfare strategies. For more information on this issue, see this Oxfam report on attacks on water infrastructure in Gaza.
- Yemen – how people in Yemen search for alternative water sources like rainwater harvesting as the piped water infrastructure in urban areas is destroyed after years of war. You can learn more about rainhavesting during the conflict in Yemen.
This is a Water and Development Partnership Programme event.
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