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Chapter  10:  Findings     Parties     Villagers   of   Shararah   area   with   access   to   a   well   for   drinking   water   versus   Abduljabar’s  sons  from  a  village  up  the  stream   Conflict   Person   92   dug   a   well   up   the   stream.   The   villagers   were   afraid   that   this   would   affect   the   supply   of   their   own   well.   Therefore,   they   reported   it   to   the   local   authorities   and   to   the   NWRA.   Actions   were   taken,   but   Person   92   continued   digging  their  well.    Case  7   Parties     Conflict   Ta’izz:  Bani  Yousof  Water  conflict,  Almawasit  district   The  people  of  the  Qihaf  village  versus  People  of  the  Uqf  village   The  people  of  the  Qihaf  village  decided  to  pump  water  from  down  the  wadi/well   into  their  village.  The  people  of  the  Uqf  village  living  on  the  other  side  of  the  wadi   started   drilling   wells   close   to   the   Qihaf   well,   in   search   of   water.   This   happened   too  close  to  the  Qihaf  well,  and  the  Qihaf  villages  took  measures,  including  paying   for  security  personnel  and  informing  the  prosecutor.   Ta’izz:  AlHoroor   Person  94  (local  sheikh,  also  qat  farmer)  versus  Qassem  family  (allround  farmers)   The   main   problem   is   random   well-­‐drilling   in   the   area   and   decreasing   water   levels   in   existing   wells.   Qassem   attempted   to   dig   a   well   higher   in   the   valley   than   the   well  of  Person  94.  Person  94  did  not  agree  with  this,  and  eventually  took  the  case   to   court   several   times.   Person   94   won   each   time.   However,   due   to   the   contradictory  statements  of  the  NWRA  in  Ta’izz  and  Sana’a  and  the  Qassems  still   pushing  their  objectives,  the  conflict  is  as  yet  unresolved.     Ta’izz:  Quaradha  and  Al  Marzuaah  village   Qurada  village  versus  Marzooh  village   The   conflict   relates   to   the   share   of   water   produced   by   springs,   with   the   two   villages   located   on   each   side   of   the   wadi.   An   assigned   government   committee   ruled   on   the   division   of   the   water   that   was   saved   in   special   tanks,   but   Quradha   village   refused   to   acknowledge   this   ruling   on   several   occasions.   After   2011,   the   Quradha   villagers   decided   to   take   control   of   the   springs   and   divert   the   tankwater   to  their  side,  leaving  the  people  of  Marzooh  village  without  tankwater.      Case  8   Parties     Conflict    Case  9   Parties     Conflict   Source:  Authors     As   a   result   from   the   divide   and   rule   tactics   of   the   Saleh   regime,   there   is   a   general   lack   of   trust   of   people,   institutions,   and   information.   With   the   ‘collapse’   of   the   Saleh   regime   political   and   power   structures   have   changed   in   Yemen.   However,   the   political   economy  ha 0