Environmental research

Matyaf village is located at the end of Nugid coastal plain south of Socotra. It can be reach from Ra s Ersil by sea and from Momi by foot and from Nujid by car. The latter become possible only recently with the road development plan for Socotra and previously it was only accessible by foot from Nujid and Momi. Community main occupation is fishing and herding livestock. The village has potential water resources from spring due to its location below Momi plateau and the intertidal inlet from the sea. These made the village highly misty and corrosion is faster than anywhere else on Socotra. Community face problems when use metal material that can be eroded within one or two years. Community manages to have some electricity supply by using fuel-run generators. Generators does mot last longer due corrosive force hence wanted to adopt solar energy for two main reasons which are: a) avoid the use of generators for electricity supply due to its use of fuel and it destroyed by rust and b) to save the cost of fuel and maintenance of generators. The community consists of 51 household and 500 inhabitants. The project will assist local community to acquire solar systems for home electrification. The project will save the environment 30.6 tons of CO2 per year. Community are aware of the importance of project sustainability hence a revolving fund mechanism will be initiated. Environmental awareness will be raised among community towards environmental sustainability, CO2 reduction and climate change.

Yemen