Yemen
Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East, with 80% of its poor in rural areas. In spite of limited cultivable land, nearly two-thirds of Yemenis derive their livelihood from agriculture.
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Total population
28,498,687
Urban population
36.6 %
Land-related indicators
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Agricultural land
44.3 %
Perceived tenure security
63.8 %
News
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Job Opportunity: Country Research & Engagement Consultants in LAC, francophone West Africa and the Arab region
29 April 2021
This is a re-post of an earlier annoucement, now focusing on LAC, francophone West Africa and the Arab region. The deadlline for application is 16th May. The Land Portal Foundation seeks three dynamic and highly motivated regional consultants to conduct research about the land governance context…
Call for proposals: Twinning arrangements for exchange of knowledge, experiences and networking in land governance
4 February 2021
The Arab Land Initiative, facilitated by the Global Land Tool Network and UN-Habitat, is launching a call for proposals to solicit the interest from organisations working in the Arab region to the twinning arrangement initiative. The initiative aims at pairing two organisations from countries in…
'The Last Straw': As Pandemic Rages, Oxfam Warns 12,000 Could Die Per Day From Hunger
9 July 2020
Oxfam International warned Thursday that up to 12,000 people could die each day by the end of the year as a result of hunger linked to the coronavirus pandemic—a daily death toll surpassing the daily mortality rate from Covid-19 itself. April saw the highest global daily mortality rate for Covid-19…
Yemen
projects
Al-Dhala Community Resource Management Project (ADCRMP)
Value: $650,000.00
Donors: International Fund for Agricultural Development
Dhamar Development: Dhamar Participatory Rural Development Project
Value: $385,000.00
Donors: International Fund for Agricultural Development
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Islands of land information: navigating between gaps and opportunities in the Arab region
5 July 2021
Early this year, the Arab region saw a series of webinars and meetings about the status of land-related information and data. These events, which included Land Portal's webinar Sharing and Exchange in the Arab Region (16 February), the Second Arab Land Conference (22-24 February) and the Online…
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Second Arab Land Conference 2021
The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt was pleased to announce the Second Arab Land Conference, organized under the patronage of the Egyptian Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities. The Conference was organized by the Housing and Building National Research Centre (HBRC)…
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