Chapter
7:
Case
studies
in
Sana’a
basin
In
2002
a
large
flood
filled
the
reservoir
lake,
consequently
submerging
agricultural
land
between
the
two
villages.
This
caused
a
loss
of
income
to
the
landowners.
As
compensation,
the
Government
first
wanted
to
provide
them
financial
compensation,
but
one
of
their
Mashaikhs
suggested
that
the
Government
should
give
wheat
to
the
landowners
of
Shahik
for
some
years
instead.
Accordingly,
the
Government,
through
President
66
Saleh,
gave
the
Shahik
village
people
a
yearly
wheat
supply
of
3,000
sacks
(qada).
However
this
supply
ceased
67 68
in
2007
(or
2006
or
2009,
interviewees
are
not
clear
about
dates ).
7.1.3
B:
Conflict
description
and
stakeholder
analysis
The
conflict
started
in
2002
between
the
two
villages
over
(a)
the
use
right
and
(b)
the
share
of
each
village
to
the
lake
water.
It
is
claimed
that
the
dam
prevents
the
flood
and
base
flow
from
reaching
the
area
of
Tanim
as
it
used
to
be
before
the
dam
construction.
Therefore,
the
people
from
Tanim
village
started
to
use
pumps
to
withdraw
water
from
the
lake
in
order
to
irrigate
their
fields.
Apparently,
the
people
of
Shahik
warned
the
people
of
Tana’am
on
several
occasions.
The
conflict
started
and
ended
with
the
death
of
two
persons,
one
69
from
each
side.
The
Shahik
sheikh
believes
that
the
conflict
was
triggered
by
“What
happen
later
is
like
a
Tan’im’s
jealousy
that
they
have
not
received
a
similar
compensation
from
Saleh.
However,
the
Tan’im
sheikh
punishment
from
GOD.
The
mentioned
that
they
also
received
financial
compensation
water
had
been
dried
from
Saleh
although
said
that
he
could
not
remember
how
gradually
until
it
finished
and
much.
the
dam
does
not
receive
any
According
to
Abdullah
Saleh
Feleih,
the
sheikh
from
Tan’im,
amount
of
flood
water
since
the
disagreement
was
over
water
share
and
each
side
claimed
that
the
land
in
which
the
dam
was
build
was
theirs,
the
bloodshed.”
despite
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