Yemen’s valleys and farms are full of dangerous plastic waste
Household waste is mixed with sewage discharged into the wadi bed, while mounds of rubbish are dumped along roadsides just metres from people’s homes.Yousef said that floods flowing through the valley pick up the waste, blocking irrigation channels, and depriving some farms of the vital waters they need. That has forced farmers to rush to the channels whenever the floods arrive, clearing the waste that has accumulated before the water recedes. Advertisement “We move from one irrigation channel to another leading to our farms, removing plastic bags, construction debris, and trees,” Yousef said.
- ▪Household waste is mixed with sewage discharged into the wadi bed, while mounds of rubbish are dumped along roadsides just metres from people’s homes.Yousef said that floods flowing through the valley pick up the waste, blocking irrigation
- ▪That has forced farmers to rush to the channels whenever the floods arrive, clearing the waste that has accumulated before the water recedes.
- ▪Advertisement “We move from one irrigation channel to another leading to our farms, removing plastic bags, construction debris, and trees,” Yousef said.
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Features|EnvironmentYemen’s valleys and farms are full of dangerous plastic wasteYemen’s eastern Wadi Dawan valley is picturesque, but on closer inspection the scourge of plastic waste is clear to see.ListenListen (6 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoYousef Abdullah, a farmer and orchard owner, points to discarded plastic bags scattered beneath date palms and along irrigation channels in Wadi Dawan, Hadramout, Yemen [Saeed Al Batati/Al Jazeera]By Saeed Al BatatiPublished On 24 Jul 202624 Jul 2026Wadi Dawan, Yemen – From above, Wadi Dawan looks untouched – a ribbon of date palms winding through towering cliffs, divided by a white wadi bed.
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