Chapter
5:
Analysis
of
stakeholders
in
Yemen
rural
poverty.
It
depends
on
the
constituency
(Ward
et
al..
2007)
Army
and
security
officials
Can
have
personal
interests
in
the
Force
power,
networks
to
conflict
(land
and
water,
financial
parliamentarians,
high
officials,
can
interests),
but
also
can
have
an
be
powerful
in
the
local
context
interest
to
settle
conflicts.
Local
stakeholders
Sheiks
/
tribal
leaders
/
Water
users,
local
leaders,
influential
large
landowners
in
legitimizing
customary
rules
or
legal
rules,
monopolizing
water
rights
Contextual
dependent
Accuser,
respondent,
or
mediator
Large
(irrigation)
farmers
Non-‐compliance
to
legislation,
bargaining
power
in
development
of
infrastructure,
force
(gun
power)
(Zeitoun,
2009)
Influence
and
power
is
related
to
networks
with
security
officials,
parliamentarians,
etc.
(Anon,
2009)
and
legitimacy
granted
by
the
people
Local
water
users,
interest
in
Have
a
true
implementation
power
in
resources
development
for
irrigation,
water
resources
management.
Are
domestic
water
supply,
and
water
for
strongly
supported
by
the
MAI.
As
animals
Responsible
for
management
and
irrigation
systems
most
water
in
Yemen
is
consumed
by
daily
water
irrigation,
this
group
has
real
power
operation
of
in
influencing
water
use.
((Zeitoun,
2009;
Hübschen,
2011)
Small
farmers
Local
water
users,
interest
in
resources
development
for
irrigation,
domestic
water
supply,
and
water
for
animals
Responsible
for
daily
water
management
and
operation
of
irrigation
systems
Provide
authority
to
sheiks
/
tribal
leaders.
Limited
bargaining
power,
because
of
limited
resources.
Poverty
and
wealth
are
important
for
the
level
of
power
and
influence
(Zeitoun,
2009)
Religious
leaders
Securing
socio-‐cultural
values
and
norms
Contextual
dependent,
but
involved
in
conflict
settlement
in
the
light
of
customary
and
Islamic
rules
Legitimacy
granted
by
the
people,
and
based
on
the
personal
social
network
(security
officials,
parliamentarians,
sheiks,
tribal
leaders)
The
very
poor
The
very
poor
have
limited
access
to
Very
limited,
very
dependent
on
(irrigation)
water
resources,
the
bit
more
powerful
stakeholders
(sheiks,
more
prosperous
can
have
access
to
tribal
leaders)
shared
water
resources/tube
wells/water
conservation
technologies
(Zeitoun
2009)
Improved
access
to
water
resources,
costs
of
water
are
very
high
because
dependent
on
water
vendors,
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