VOICED: Yemen's taste for khat trumps its thirst for water

In SANA, Yemen, water scarcity is a daily challenge due to the lack of a main water supply. Residents rely on private wells, but these are depleting rapidly. A significant factor is the cultivation of the cat plant, which consumes a large amount of water. Experts warn that the city's groundwater may run dry by the decade's end. Reducing cat cultivation could help, but it risks social unrest due to the plant's popularity. The government is under pressure to act swiftly to prevent the capital from running out of water.

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