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Will Yemen’s Capital Run Out of Water Growing a Drug?

Will Yemen’s Capital Run Out of Water Growing a Drug?

Posted on Nov 03, 2009 by Scott James.

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Where once there were 180 wells, now there are 80…What if an entire CITY ran out of drinking water? Sanaa, Yemen, the country’s capital, is dealing with a massive water shortage. The World Bank’s Sanaa Water Basin Management Project says the city could run out of drinking water in just 15 years. Some say a major culprit is qat, a plant deeply embedded in Yemen’s culture and chewed for its stimulant effect by up to 70% of the male population.
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