A multidimensional analysis of water poverty at local scale: application of improved water poverty index for Tunisia

Jemmali, Hatem; Matoussi, Mohamed Salah

doi:10.2166/wp.2012.043

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“…Although it has attracted criticism (for example, Komnenic et al ., ), the WPI is relatively well established, having been used on international, national and district scales in a variety of studies (for example, Lawrence et al ., ; Heidecke, ; Qiang et al ., ; Manandhar et al ., ). It has been described as a “holistic tool which permits more effective water policy making” (Jemmali and Salah‐Matoussi, :110).…”

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The Water Poverty Index in rural Cambodia and Viet Nam: A holistic snapshot to improve water management planning

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2014

Natural Resources Forum

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For developing countries, adequate domestic water supply is conventionally assessed at international and national levels as the proportion of households that are "covered" by improved water sources. However, this measure has been acknowledged to be insufficient to account for the complex factors, including socio-economic, governance and environmental issues that can limit water use and access in developing countries. Because of this, there is concern that safe water access and use is not being measured accurately, leading to a poor understanding of domestic water and poor water planning and management choices. The Water Poverty Index (WPI) is a holistic tool that aims to address some of these wider issues. The WPI comprises five components that together provide a snapshot of how water poor a household is. This research undertakes concurrent conventional and WPI assessments of domestic water in five rural villages across Cambodia and Viet Nam. It is concluded that conventional measures had a relatively limited connection to how water was used by many respondents and that in the study villages, conventional measures did not predictably determine whether adequate quantities of safe water were used by individual households. It is argued that local, holistic water assessments at selected sites may support and triangulate conventional measurements of domestic water and improve water management planning and policy in rural developing areas.

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The Water Poverty Index in rural Cambodia and Viet Nam: A holistic snapshot to improve water management planning

Guppy

2014

Natural Resources Forum

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“…The approach used is based on existing literature (e.g. Cho et al 2010;Jemmali and Matoussi 2013;Jemmali and Sullivan 2014). In PCA-based weighting, the weights are computed from eigenvalues V (the variances) and eigenvectors L (the component loads) of a number of retained PCs.…”

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“…Though these insights have typically not been deeply analysed, especially with regard to WPI, several authors have used principal component analysis (PCA) (e.g. Cho et al 2010;Garriga and Foguet 2010;Jemmali and Matoussi 2013;Jemmali and Sullivan 2014;Pérez-Foguet and Garriga 2011). This method assigns weights based on the variances in the WPI components, which helps to highlight differences over time or space.…”

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Spatial Variation in Seasonal Water Poverty Index for Laos: An Application of Geographically Weighted Principal Component Analysis

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while the highest water poverty is found in sparsely populated mountainous areas. Wet season WPI is on average more than 12 index points higher than in the dry season, but in some villages monsoon rain does not improve the situation. The results indicate large spatial and temporal differences in WPI within Laos. In analysis of WPI components, a mean-variance scaled PCA is recommended due to its capacity for uncovering processes driving water poverty. Extending to GWPCA is recommended when information on local differences is of interest.

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“…The initial WPI combined physical, social, economic, and environmental data to reflect water poverty, water use, the ability to manage water resources, etc. The credibility, availability, and representation of these indicators have been discussed by international scholars through a wide range of consultations [20,28,29]. The WPI has been applied nationally.…”

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An Assessment of Water Resources in the Taiwan Strait Island Using the Water Poverty Index

2020

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Water resources are a very important issue in the Global Risk 2015 published by the World Economic Forum. The research objective of this study was to construct a Water Poverty Index (WPI) for islands. The empirical scope of this study was based on Kinmen Island in the Taiwan Strait, which has very scarce water resources. Kinmen has a dry climate with low rainfall and high evaporation. Therefore, the Kinmen area is long-term dependent on groundwater resources and faces serious water resource problems. This study used the WPI to examine various issues related to water resources. In addition, this study selected several main indicators and performed time series calculations to examine the future trends of water resources in Kinmen. The results show that the overall water resources of Kinmen are scarce. To ensure sustainable development of water resources in Kinmen, policies to improve water scarcity, such as water resource development, water storage improvement, and groundwater control, should be researched. The research results of this study can be used as a reference for government agencies in formulating and revising water resources to achieve the sustainable development of island-type water resources.In the past decade, especially within environmental politics, there has been a growing interest in, and concern for, the ways in which discourses are constructed, used, and misinterpreted in public political debates about shared water resources [17][18][19]. Because of the aforementioned issues, the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) in the UK began to develop the Water Poverty Index (WPI) in 2002 [20]. The main purpose of the WPI is to provide a numerical value that can be used to calculate how much national welfare is represented by water and to denote the extent of water poverty's effects on humans. The main considerations in this index system are water availability, water accessibility, the ability for people to acquire water, and the background environmental quality of water conservation for a country or a region. The development of this index makes the ranking and comparison of countries or communities possible and can consider various physical and socioeconomic factors of water scarcity [20].The WPI uses the local scale as its starting point for development. A WPI has been developed and applied to various countries, such as South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania. In 2002, the WPI team considered the commonality and accessibility of national data in the WPI architecture for the three aforementioned countries to develop a WPI suitable for the nation, based on the use in [21]. Water is a vital resource for natural ecosystems and for sustainable human life [22], especially in arid and semiarid regions [23]. Water bodies are the focus of the interactions among various components of the terrestrial system, and, in many areas, they are the most important freshwater resources [24]. This comprehensive indicator will guide the improvement of various issues related to water resources and enable policy makers to imple...

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A multidimensional analysis of water poverty at local scale: application of improved water poverty index for Tunisia

Cited by 36 publications

References 34 publications

The Water Poverty Index in rural Cambodia and Viet Nam: A holistic snapshot to improve water management planning

The Water Poverty Index in rural Cambodia and Viet Nam: A holistic snapshot to improve water management planning

Spatial Variation in Seasonal Water Poverty Index for Laos: An Application of Geographically Weighted Principal Component Analysis

An Assessment of Water Resources in the Taiwan Strait Island Using the Water Poverty Index

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