Water Supply

Oxfam: 16 Million in Yemen Have No Access to Drinking Water

Nearly two-thirds of the Yemeni population, a total of 16 million people, live without access to drinking water due to air strikes, armed clashes, and lack of fuel in the country, Oxfam warned on T

Publication Date: 
27/05/2015
Latin America Herald Tribune
Tags:
Water Supply, Drinking Water, Water Quality, Yemen, Conflicts
Food Policy

Nearly 11 million in Yemen facing severe food crisis, UN aid agencies warn

The UN aid agencies said nearly 11 million people in Yemen are facing severe food insecurity due to the current fighting in the country, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here Wednesday

Publication Date: 
16/04/2015
Shanghai Daily (China)
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Security, Yemen, FAO, Food Supply, UNICEF, WHO
Energy

Estimating the size of external effects of energy subsidies in transport and agriculture

It is widely accepted that the costs of underpricing energy are large, whether in advanced or developing countries.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2015
Simon Commander, Zlatko Nikoloski, Maria Vagliasindi
The World Bank
Tags:
Energy, Subsidies, Transport, Agriculture, Egypt, Yemen, Congestion, Health Effects, Fuel Pricing, Vehicular Pollution
Food Policy

How to build resilience to conflict: the role of food security

This Food Policy Report explains why there is a need to place even higher priority on food security–related policies and programs in conflict-prone countries, and offers insights for policymakers regarding how to do so.

Publication Date: 
06/10/2014
Clemens Breisinger, Olivier Ecker, Jean-François Maystadt, & et al
International Food Policy Research Institute
Tags:
Food Security, Food Policy, Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Poverty, Nutrition, Conflicts, Droughts, Climate Change
Health

Women's access and provider practices for the case management of malaria during pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

WHO recommends prompt diagnosis and quinine plus clindamycin for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in the first trimester and artemisinin-based combination therapies in subsequent trimesters. We undertook a systematic review of women's access to and healthcare provider adherence to WHO case management policy for malaria in pregnant women.

Publication Date: 
05/08/2014
Jenny Hill, Lauren D'Mello-Guyett, Jenna Hoyt & et al
PLoS Medicine
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8
1-28
Tags:
Malaria, Maternal Health, Health Care, WHO, Africa, Asia, Yemen, Brazil, India
Economy

CPIA Africa : Assessing Africa's policies and institutions

This report describes the progress African countries are making on strengthening the quality of policies and institutions that underpin development. It presents Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) scores for the 39 African countries that are eligible for support from the International Development Association (IDA).

Publication Date: 
01/06/2014
World Bank
Tags:
Development, Africa, Djibouti, Yemen, Economy, Conflicts, Politics, Poverty, Public Sector, Private Sector, Trade, Women, Education, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Direct Cash Transfer, Corruption
Science And Technology

Early back-to-Africa migration into the Horn of Africa

Genetic studies have identified substantial non-African admixture in the Horn of Africa (HOA). In the most recent genomic studies, this non-African ancestry has been attributed to admixture with Middle Eastern populations during the last few thousand years. However, mitochondrial and Y chromosome data are suggestive of earlier episodes of admixture. To investigate this further, we generated new genome-wide SNP data for a Yemeni population sample and merged these new data with published genome-wide genetic data from the HOA and a broad selection of surrounding populations.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2014
Jason A. Hodgson, Connie J. Mulligan, Ali Al-Meeri & et al
PLoS Genetics
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6
1-18
Tags:
Migration, Africa, Yemen, Life Science, Fossils
Industry

BHEL to set up solar power plant in Yemen

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2014
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Yemen, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL), Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Power Industry, Industry
Health

Malnourishment increased during 5-year democratic rule

The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Monday said that record number of people have become malnourished during the five long years of democratic rule in Pakistan.

Publication Date: 
15/01/2013
Nation (Pakistan)
Tags:
Pakistan, South Asia, Health, Malnutrition, Food Security, Children, Child Health, Tanzania, Nigeria, Yemen
Agriculture

Gene bank takes up massive characterisation drive for wheat seed variety development

In a first of its kind experiment to identify specific trait from country's huge genetic resources, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) has characterised more than 5000 varieties of wheat germplasms for development of better seed varieties which could withstand climate change issues.

The national seed bank which operates under NBPGR, has more than four lakh accessions out of which around 1.2 lakh belongs to only rice and wheat varieties.

Publication Date: 
11/01/2013
Sandip Das
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Wheat, Seeds, National Bureau Of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Climate Change, Scientists, Diseases, Vegetables, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Crops, Yemen, Sudan, Oilseeds, Medicinal Plants, India, Agriculture

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