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Chapter  10:  Findings     10.3.4    Role  of  donors   The   participants   to   the   consultation   meeting   indicated   that   they   are   often   unaware   what   strategies   donors   have  with  regard  to  their  investments.  They  feel  the  need  that  donors  should  coordinate  their  efforts,  in  order   to   ensure   that   no   duplication   takes   place.   Many   donors   have   stopped   working   in   Yemen,   primarily   due   to   security   reasons.   The   participants   expressed   the   hope   that   international   donors   will   return,   and   bypass   the   national  government  and  deal  with  the  local  communities  directly.  Donors  can  add  conditions  to  projects  to   activate   the   judicial   and   security   authorities,   even   partially.   Local   authorities   should   be   obliged   to   comply   with   Water  Laws,  principles  of  good  governance  and  provide  security  arrangements.   The Political Economy in Yemen of Water Management: Conflict Analysis and Recommendations  181  of  241