PEACEST 3D03 Study Guide - Final Guide: Water Scarcity, Humanitarian Crisis
18 Dec 2019
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Saudi-backed government forces began an assault on the key huthi rebel-held port of. Hudaydah, the entry point for the vast majority of aid going into yemen and a lifeline for the starving. High infection rates correlate with delayed administration of oral vaccines and public health responses: medical supplies shortages, concentration of medical centres disproportionately affects those without mobility resources those in rural and urban areas. Out of disparity, the government allowed traders and private companies to import, charge, and distribute resources. Economically inaccessible to most, many vulnerable individuals are forced to bathe and drink from un-sanitized water sources: current increase in oil prices has resulted extreme privatization. Wealthiest individuals can afford drilling machines and are charging usage prices that poor communities cannot afford: also, privatization in education, healthcare, fuel and transportation, electricity, and water. Current studies of wastewater treatment plans (wwtp) indicate industrial waste is directly released into water reserves escalating toxicity and impeding the purification process, disregarding regulations.
