Chapter
5:
Analysis
of
stakeholders
in
Yemen
Agriculture
rather
than
other
water
users
Ministry
of
Local
Enforcing
Law
No.4
Regarding
Local
Plays
a
decisive
role
in
the
process
of
Administration
(MLA)
Authority
(Hübschen,
2011)
decentralization
and
the
establishment
of
the
Local
Corporations
( Hübschen,
2011)
Ministry
of
Planning
and
Responsible
for
sustainable
International
Cooperation
development
and
poverty
reduction,
(MPIC)
and
investment
planning
and
programming
(Hübschen,
2011)
Ministry
of
Finances
MPIC
headed
the
high-‐level
Inter-‐
Ministerial
Steering
Committee
in
2007
to
coordinate
and
integrate
the
actions
of
ministries
engaged
in
water
management
and
prepare
the
2008
National
Water
Sector
Strategy
(Hübschen,
2011)
Responsible
for
allocating
financial
Has
the
power
to
tax,
and
allocates
and
investment
resources.
It
also
sets
financial
resources
to
other
the
diesel
prices
ministries.
The
ministry
has
therefore
relevant
bargaining
power
in
investments
in
water
resources
development
(Hübschen,
2011)
Departments
/
District
authorities
National
Water
Resources
Statutory
body
with
autonomous
Authority
financial
administration,
responsible
for
water
resources
planning,
groundwater
monitoring,
legislation
and
licensing,
water
extraction
regulation,
property
rights
control,
and
public
awareness.
The
develop
and
implement
the
National
Water
Sector
Strategy
NWSSIP
(Hübschen,
2011)
Although
the
Water
Law
(2002)
identifies
NWRA
as
the
sole
authority
for
WRM
and
law
enforcement,
the
authority
is
not
supplied
with
more
resources,
power
and
autonomy.
It
has
therefore
limited
implementation
capacity,
therefore
donor
dependent
(Ward
et
al.
2007;
Hübschen,
2011).
National
Water
and
Responsible
for
water
supply
and
Sanitation
Authority
sanitation
service
delivery,
O&M,
and
collecting
revenues
in
communities
with
more
than
30,000
citizens
Under
influence
of
international
donor
community
to
increase
effectiveness
and
efficiency.
It
is
gradually
replaced
by
decentralized
LCs
(Hübschen,
2011)
General
Authority
for
Responsible
for
planning,
design
and
Rural
Water
Supply
construction
of
water
and
electricity
Projects
(GARWSP)
schemes
for
rural
settlements
with
less
than
30,000
residents
In
the
process
of
decentralization.
20
branches
have
been
opened
in
all
governates.
Until
2008,
11
branches
were
empowered
to
carry
out
the
full
range
of
activities.
Capacity
in
personnel,
facilities,
finances,
and
administration
is
limiting
the
power
of
the
local
offices
(Hübschen,
2011).
Local
Corporations
(LC)
15
LCs
(in
2011)
were
responsible
for
Increasing
in
influence
as
LCs
are
app.
95%
of
the
urban
drinking
water
replacing
the
centralized
authority
of
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