Diagnostic study of Aden City Water and Wastewater System
The protracted conflict in the city of Aden over the past decade has left the water and sanitation systems in a dire state, with regular breakdowns leading to severe water shortages and untreated sewage that regularly overflows, failing to fully meet the needs of some 1.1 million people. The aim of the ICRCs Aden City Water Programme is to form a key partnership group of key stakeholders, anchored around the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) as the founding partner, and for this partnership to develop and implement a holistic stabilisation and upgrading of the water and sanitation systems, consisting of four components:
- Master Planning
- Infrastructure Works Programme
- Institutional Capacity Building
- Water Resources Management Programme
The diagnostic study conducted by GFA initiated Component 1. Master Planning. The overall objective of the study is to work with the MWE to assess the current state of Adens water and sanitation systems, including the institution that operates them, the resources they rely on, and the environment to which they discharge, and to develop a framework and roadmap. GFA carried out a high-level assessment to provide a baseline understanding from which key stakeholders will carry out the master planning process.
