Annexes
Applicable
local
traditional
and
customary
law
There
are
no
rules
that
regulate
this
kind
of
irrigation,
as
drinking
water
and
water
for
home
consumption
are
for
everyone,
even
those
from
outside
the
area.
According
to
the
Qihaf
people,
the
Water
Law
regulation
should
be
applied
that
there
should
be
500
meters
between
two
wells.
Formal
law
The
NWRA
issues
permissions
for
well
drilling,
but
it
is
unclear
on
the
basis
of
what
law.
Further
use
of
formal
law
mechanisms
are
not
mentioned.
(Judicial)
measures
taken
The
Qihaf
informed
the
prosecution,
who
came
and
said
that
the
Uqf
had
no
right,
but
nothing
happened
as
the
prosecution
suggested
arbitration,
which
the
Qihaf
refused.
The
Qihaf
also
reached
out
the
NWRA
in
Taiz,
but
nothing
has
happened.
Outcomes
The
dispute
remains
unaddressed.
Remaining
(judicial)
problems
-
The
local
Akels
with
sufficient
experience
to
deal
with
conflicts
have
-
passed
away.
The
new
ones
are
‘not
good
enough’
-
Local
councils,
prosecutions
and
security
where
ineffective
in
dealing
-
with
the
conflict,
The
laws
are
unclear
or
even
nonexistence
regarding
private
owned
water
use
Case
8
Ta’izz:
AlHoroor
Parties
Person
94
(local
sheikh,
also
qat
farmer)
versus
Qassem
family
(allround
farmers)
Conflict
The
main
problem
is
random
well
drilling
in
the
area
and
decreasing
water
levels
in
existing
wells.
Qassem
attempted
to
dig
a
well
higher
in
the
valley
than
Person
94’s
well.
Person
94
did
not
agree
with
this,
and
eventually
took
the
case
to
court
several
times.
Each
time
the
case
was
won
by
Person
94.
But
with
the
contradictory
statements
of
the
NWRA
in
Taizz
and
Sana’a
and
the
Qassems
still
pushing
their
objectives,
the
conflict
is
not
yet
resolved.
Applicable
local
traditional
and
customary
law
The
traditional
rule
of
Alaqrab
bel
Aqrab
(the
closer
than
the
close).
Traditional
informal
agreements
that
well
owners
irrigate
for
certain
other
people
(forced
usage);
landowners
are
not
allowed
to
change
to
another
water
supplier.
Ala’awal
be
Al
Awal
(first
then
first):
rule
for
division
of
irrigation
Formal
law
There
has
been
involvement
of
the
NWRA
and
court
decision
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