Short report on the situation in Marib, stressing positive local developments and risks to local stability
In April 2019, I went back to Yemen, my homeland, to witness firsthand how the ongoing war is affecting local communities. Upon reaching my first destination, the city of Marib, I was taken aback by the scale of change. The marginalized tribal area I once knew has become an epicenter in North Yemen.
Unlike its neighbors in the north, Marib has been able to fend off constant Houthi rebel attacks, making it a refuge for thousands of internally displaced Yemenis. In just four years, its population has increased fiftyfold, transforming Marib into a large, bustling city run by a Saudi-backed government, tribal leaders, political elites, and the military. It hangs on as a stable exception in Yemen. But from what I saw and heard, the relative peace is fragile.
Other resources you may be interested in:
Water-related Conflict Assessment Report
Report analysing water related conflicts in Abyan, Dhamar, and Hadhramout governorates, to build evidence, knowledge and understanding of water-conflicts, and to provide conflict-sensitive programming recommendations.
Analyzing Yemen’s health system at the governorate level amid the ongoing conflict: a case of Al Hodeida governorate
Study analysing public health governance at governorate level in Al Hodeida.
Pulling the Pieces Together Health and community actors as levers of local response in Taiz and Hadhramaut, Yemen
Report on the emergency response to Covid-19 in the governorates of Taiz and Hadhramawt, with a chapter on local authority responses.
