Chapter
10:
Findings
“Too
much
centralization
is
what
made
things
worse.
Digging
a
surface
well
takes
5
days.
By
the
time,
the
complaint
is
processed
through
government
bureaucracy,
if
any,
the
wells
are
already
dug
and
in
use.”
the
Government’s
claim
that
it
‘recognises
the
importance
of
water
[as]
only
second
to
national
security’.
The
root
causes
of
the
conflict
often
remain
unaddressed.
Abdullah
Assarari,
Almaafer
District
Director
In
a
few
cases
(the
Wadi
Seham
cases
and
in
the
Bani
Matar
case
in
Sana’a)
governmental
institutions
were
asked
to
intervene.
In
these
cases
the
institutions
were
already
closely
involved
in
the
water
management.
In
two
of
the
cases
in
Ta’izz,
parties
attempted
to
solve
the
conflicts
through
official
institutions
such
as
courts.
In
all
of
these
cases
it
is
unknown
if
formal
law
played
a
role
in
the
resolution
of
the
conflict,
even
in
the
case
that
went
to
court
(Person
94
vs
Qassem).
Nevertheless,
in
the
cases
of
Ta’izz,
neither
party
trusts
the
courts
,
due
to
corruption
and/or
political
networks.
As
a
result,
the
legitimacy
and
effectiveness
of
the
legal
system
is
questionable.
Where
Government
organizations
are
called
in
to
mediate
in
disputes,
it
concerns
local
Government
or
NWRA.
The
roles
are,
however,
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