Can an environmental catastrophe in Yemen be averted? | Inside Story

Years of civil war have torn Yemen apart.
Fighting has divided the cities, destroyed the economy and triggered a humanitarian crisis.
And now, the country is on the verge of an environmental disaster.
For 5 years the oil tanker FSO SAFER has laid idle off the coast.
On board are more than 1.1 million barrels of oil.
As Yemen's Houthi rebels battle with the Saudi-backed government for control of the country, the ship has been left to rust.
The United Nations has described the tanker as a ticking time bomb - one that will eventually cause an ecological and humanitarian disaster if nothing is done.
But who's to blame?

Presenter: Laura Kyle
Guests
William Lawrence, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at American University.
Hussain Al Bukhaiti, a pro-Houthi journalist.
Zeina Khalil Hajj, Executive Director of Greenpeace Middle East North Africa region.

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