Calculating a Water Poverty Index |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy, Belgium;2. Belgian Centre for Budget Advice and Budget Research, Belgium;1. School of Commerce, Faculty of Business, Education, Law & Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia;2. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Bangladesh;3. International Centre for Applied Climate Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Australia;4. Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany;1. School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, China;2. Global Institute for Sustainable Development, Charlotte, NC, USA;1. Lafayette College, United States;2. International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka;1. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department of Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis (ASAM), Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany;2. Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, 47907 West Lafayette, IN, USA;3. Lyles School of Civil Engineering and Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, 47907 West Lafayette, IN, USA;4. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Department of Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis (ASAM), Brueckstr. 3a, 39114 Magdeburg, Germany |
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| Abstract: | This paper provides discussion of ways in which an interdisciplinary approach can be taken to produce an integrated assessment of water stress and scarcity, linking physical estimates of water availability with socioeconomic variables that reflect poverty, i.e., a Water Poverty Index. It is known that poor households often suffer from poor water provision, and this results in a significant loss of time and effort, especially for women. By linking the physical and social sciences to address this issue, a more equitable solution for water allocation may be found. For the purpose of initiating discussion, a summary of different approaches to establishing a Water Poverty Index is discussed. |
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