Musaed Aklan is a Senior Researcher at the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies focused on water, the environment, and climate change. He holds a Master’s in Integrated Water Resources Management from Cologne University in Germany, and a double PhD in Water Resources Management from IHE-Delft and Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He has worked with INGOs and international institutions as a lead researcher and consultant in the field of water and the environment.
Musaed's latest contributions
Extreme Weather Puts Lives at Risk, Worsens Cholera Crisis
Between July and September 2024, heavy rains and severe flooding caused widespread devastation across Yemen’s governorates. More than half a million Yemenis were affected, according to the UN, with … Read more
The Impact of Flooding on Agricultural Communities in Yemen
Yemen's agricultural communities face a perfect storm of growing ecological threats amid protracted conflict. Flash floods destroy farms, crops, and irrigation systems. Late rains risk drowning … Read more
Cultivating an Equitable Recovery: A Political Ecology Approach to Agricultural Interventions in Yemen
Yemen faces grave ecological risks and agricultural challenges that imperil its long-term stability if left inadequately addressed. The multi-disciplinary analytical framework of political ecology – … Read more
Cyclone Tej Undescores Yemen’s Climate Crisis Ahead of COP 28
Cyclone Tej struck Yemen in the last week of October, ripping through the archipelago of Socotra, making landfall in the governorate of Al-Mahra, and wreaking havoc in Hadramawt, Shabwa, and … Read more
Extreme Weather and the Role of Early Warning Systems in Yemen: Al-Mahra as a Case Study
Yemen’s growing vulnerability to extreme weather events due to climate change is increasingly evident throughout the country. Al-Mahra, Yemen’s easternmost governorate, has witnessed an increasing … Read more
