Project Detail

Rain water harvest in Shoueb

Shatah region mainly consists of Rangeland area used by pastoralists from villages located along the main road leading to Qalancia city during their rotational grazing in the area. The only natural water resource is located close to Shatah pass which is more than 5-10 km away from the grazing areas.
Pastoralists propose building 134 rain-water harvest cisterns scattered along rangeland to allow their animals? access to drinking water while grazing in the areas. The total water harvest capacity is 2,412 cubic meters. The project directly benefiting a total of 257 families with 1280 inhabitants (759 males and 521 females). Awareness rising of the importance of Rangelands? management and environment will be promoted among pastoral community in the area.

Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Shoueb Community Group

Country:

Yemen

Area Of Work:

Land Degradation

Operational Phase:

OP7 Y4 (July 23-June 24)

Grant Amount:

US$ 33,915.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 27,757.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 22,631.00

Project Number:

YEM/SGP/OP7/Y4/STAR/LD/2023/04

Start Date:

11/2023

End Date:

3/2025

Status:

Currently under execution

Project Characteristics and Results

Gender Focus

Both men and women are involved in the project activities and equally sharing benefits. Water management is solely women responsibilities. Women representative in project implementing committee is an example of women participation.

Planning gef grant

Planning non gef grant

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

Participatory meeting with communities

Policy Influence

Project is in line with current gov. policy towards improving rural communities health, Livelihood and welfare.The project support sheepherders to access water resources in their rang lands. This will reduce land degradation and grazing pressure on areas close to water resources.

Policy Impact

Project methodology when local communities work by their own towards serving their water shortage problem. The SGP intervention is to help in providing those needs required that is not available and can't be made by beneficiaries e.g. buying building materials like cement.

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

Site visits and peer to peer communication is the common practices in Socotra. Young people are getting intensive participation in project activities hence learning and disseminating knowledge to neighboring areas.

Capacity - Building Component

The capacity activities will be towards enhancing community awareness of the importance of environment in their region on one hand and their capacity in project management and sustainability. The project contains two community workshop to address these two objectives.

Project sustainability

The end results of projects activities are the rain-water harvest bodies of various sizes and capacities.

Replication of project activities

The project is a replication to many projects funded in other areas in Socotra. The replication will allow to benefit from previously implemented projects.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Two community workshop to be held and immediately involved 50 men and 50 women. Further the day to day work and discussion will help in communicating relevant issues to rain-water harvest and land degradation.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

Water is inevitable commodity for sustainable livelihood in rural Socotra. Securing water via rain-water harvest is uniting community efforts to build, manage and use of rainwater harvested.

Linkages gef projects

Yes, Socotra is world Heritage Site WHS)for nature that was subjected to several GEF funded project (FSP). The small grant projects are to address communities need to solve local problems relevant to GEf focal areas

Notable Community Participation

Young people notably males are fully involved in labor works required by project. These youth are progressively learning the techniques use in rain water harvest tanks know as "Karief".

Project Results

The projects results are as follow
1. building of 134 rain-water harvest tanks with total holding capacity of 2,412 cubic meters.
2. raise environmental awareness among community with direct to 40 men and 40 women.

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Biophysical

Hectares of degraded land rest 2000

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