Chapter
4:
Context
and
contextual
changes
receive
80
percent
of
the
annual
rainfall
during
the
winter
months,
while
rainfall
in
the
highlands
(such
as
Ta’izz
and
Sana’a)
follows
two
distinct
rainy
seasons
(the
saif:
April-‐May
and
the
kharif
(July-‐September).
Yemen
can
be
divided
into
six
agro-‐ecological
zones
(see
Figure
4.14),
with
different
climatic
characteristics
as
well
as
the
types
of
(agricultural)
land
use,
and
thus
water
demand
(and
availability).
It
is,
therefore,
almost
impossible
to
generalize
climatic
conditions
and
possible
scenarios
for
Yemen
as
a
country.
Figure
4.12:
Annual
precipitation
Source:
WFP
2009
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