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An existing commitment to sustainable development and environmental protection was a key 3

national premise for formulating an overall awareness building strategy for the Kingdom of Bahrain
around climate change issues, (Khalil,2004; GCPMREW,2005). It is important to note that climate
change and its potential negative impacts and consequences have only recently begun to be
publicly perceived as a national challenge in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Abu Dhabi, UAE

There was therefore, a need to both elevate public sensitivity to climate change issues and involve a
wide range of groups in developing strategic responses. Together, these actions should help to foster
a sense of national responsibility and greater motivation and commitment towards meeting the
challenge of climate change. Finally, the success and effectiveness of awareness raising and education for
climate change issues and sustainable development in Bahrain should ultimately be measured by the

degree to which they change the attitudes and behaviors of the people in carrying out their collective
responsibilities as citizens.

3.3.3 Yemen National State of Environment Report (SoE-2001)

Introduction
Yemen Environment Protection Authority (YEPA) took the initiative to produce a State of Environment
for Yemen every 5 years. The first report was produced in 1995 and the second was completed

in year 2001. Although it is was mainly concerned about the biophysical environment, the report
highlighted the new institutional environmental management structures, provided information about
the population, urbanization, agriculture, water resources, coastal and marine environment, as well as
biodiversity and cultural heritage of the country. The report also identified a number of critical issues

and provided remedial actions to deal with the environmental problems stemming from the nexus
of population growth and resources exploitation. Within the context of the analysis the report tries
to answer the question "What is happening to the Yemen environment?".

Step 1: WHY, Impact Statement, what the YEPA wanted to see changed.

The SoE report begins by establishing the context of the assessment. The Ministry of Environment and
Tourism (YEPA) has decided to put in place a comprehensive assessment of, and report on the state of

the environment in Yemen. The stated objectives were:
1. The traditional State of Environment (SoE) reporting activities should provide information on the
environment and the trends of its key variables.

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