Editing Geography of Yemen (section)

=== Climate change ===
Although Yemen has contributed little to causing [[climate change]],<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ritchie |first=Hannah |last2=Rosado |first2=Pablo |last3=Roser |first3=Max |date=2023-12-05 |title=CO₂ and Greenhouse Gas Emissions |url=https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions#co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions-country-profiles |journal=Our World in Data |language=en}}</ref> it is one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change and among the least prepared to handle its effects.<ref>{{Cite web |last=University of Notre Dame |title=Rankings // Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative // University of Notre Dame |url=https://gain.nd.edu/our-work/country-index/rankings/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250303150416/https://gain.nd.edu/our-work/country-index/rankings/ |archive-date=2025-03-03 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative |language=en-US}}</ref> Around half of the population is exposed to at least one major climate threat.<ref>{{Cite web |last=World Bank |date=20 November 2024 |title=Yemen Country Climate and Development Report |url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/yemen/publication/yemen-country-climate-and-development-report |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=World Bank |language=en}}</ref> Climate change impacts in Yemen include increasing temperatures, drought, desertification, disease outbreaks and sea level rise. [[Extreme weather]] events like cyclones, floods and landslides have been intensifying in Yemen as a result of climate change. These impacts have already worsened the country's existing water scarcity issues, decreased agricultural and fishery productivity and affected the [[food security]] and health of Yemenites.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ReliefWeb |date=2023-09-23 |title=Climate Change Impacts on Yemen and Adaptation Strategies |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/climate-change-impacts-yemen-and-adaptation-strategies |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en}}</ref>

Yemen is one of only three countries that has not yet joined the [[Paris Agreement]] and has not submitted any [[Nationally determined contribution|Nationally Determined Contributions]], although they did submit an intended NDC in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yemen  Climate Change Data {{!}} Emissions and Policies |url=https://www.climatewatchdata.org/countries/YEM?end_year=2021&start_year=1990 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=www.climatewatchdata.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yemen {{!}} NDC Partnership |url=https://ndcpartnership.org/country/yem |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=ndcpartnership.org |language=en}}</ref> To help the country [[Climate change adaptation|adapt]] to climate change, The World Bank recommends investments in disaster risk management strategies, renewable energy, water management, soil conservation and [[Climate-smart agriculture|climate smart agriculture]]. However, Yemen faces challenges in accessing [[climate finance]] due to low institutional capacity and poor stakeholder coordination.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yemen Country Climate and Development Report |url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/yemen/publication/yemen-country-climate-and-development-report |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=World Bank |language=en}}</ref>