Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
02(03), С. 1 - 1
Опубликована: Май 27, 2021
The
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
is
a
global
crisis
spreading
to
all
countries.
This
study
explains
and
documents
the
first-order
effects
of
new
on
urban
water
cycle.
Urban
systems
play
an
important
role
in
public
health
because
people
rely
so
heavily
services.
Findings
address
short-
long-term
changes
climate
variables;
availability
accessibility
clean
prevent
control
spread
water-scarce
cities;
shifts
habits,
behavior,
lifestyles
demand
during
lockdowns;
wastewater
treatment
preventing
coronavirus.
Water,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
16(6), С. 838 - 838
Опубликована: Март 14, 2024
The
study
and
analysis
of
urban
water
consumption
habits
in
different
regions
contribute
to
the
development
strategies
aimed
at
secure
reduction
distribution.
Within
this
context,
knowledge
global
availability
factors
that
influence
distinct
situations
become
extremely
important.
Several
studies
have
been
carried
out
a
number
countries
describe
approaches.
objective
article
is
learn
about
used
forecast
analysis.
Most
analysed
seek
understand
influencing
building
types.
When
it
comes
residential
buildings,
residents
economic
issues
on
an
important
role
matter.
In
pieces
research
present
use
awareness
campaigns
as
strategy
towards
reduction.
As
contribution,
presents
systemic
view
conducted
their
contribution
forecasting
regions.
conclusion,
one
observes
importance
analysing
scenarios,
such
during
COVID-19
pandemic.
This
can
help
managers
researchers
main
how
takes
place
BMJ Global Health,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
6(10), С. e006460 - e006460
Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2021
Objective
The
lack
of
a
validated
and
cross-culturally
equivalent
scale
for
measuring
individual-level
water
insecurity
has
prevented
identification
those
most
vulnerable
to
it.
Therefore,
we
developed
the
12-item
Individual
Water
InSecurity
Experiences
(IWISE)
Scale
comparably
measure
individual
experiences
with
access,
use,
stability
(reliability)
water.
Here,
examine
reliability,
cross-country
equivalence,
within-country
validity
in
cross-sectional
sample.
Methods
IWISE
items
were
implemented
by
Gallup
World
Poll
among
nationally
representative
samples
43
970
adults
(
>
15
y)
31
low-income
middle-income
countries
(LMICs).
Internal
consistency
was
assessed
Cronbach’s
alpha.
Equivalence
tested
using
multigroup
confirmatory
factor
analysis
(MGCFA),
alignment
method,
item
response
theory.
Cross-country
regressing
mean
national
scores
on
measures
economic,
social,
infrastructure
development.
Within-country
logistic
regression
models
dissatisfaction
local
quality
score
per
capita
household
income
difficulty
getting
current
income.
Findings
high;
alpha
≥0.89
all
countries.
Goodness-of-fit
statistics
from
MGCFA,
proportion
thresholds
loadings
models,
Rasch
output
indicated
equivalence
across
Validity
also
established;
country
negatively
associated
gross
domestic
product
percentage
population
access
basic
services,
but
positively
fertility
rate.
within
demonstrated;
individuals’
greater
odds
lower
financial
standing.
Conclusions
provides
an
use
LMICs.
It
will
be
useful
establishing
tracking
changes
prevalence
identifying
groups
who
have
been
‘left
behind’.
Food Policy,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
104, С. 102138 - 102138
Опубликована: Июль 28, 2021
Water-related
indicators
have
predominantly
focused
on
water
availability
and
infrastructure;
experiences
with
access
use
received
far
less
attention.
However,
the
assessment
of
security
using
disaggregated
that
are
more
proximal
to
human
experience,
i.e.,
household
individual
use,
has
enormous
potential
for
transforming
our
understanding
well-being,
in
much
same
way
shift
experiential
measures
food
insecurity
been
transformative.
Water
shapes
many
aspects
economic
security,
nutrition,
physical
mental
health
largely
gone
unappreciated
great
part
due
lack
precise,
high-resolution
data
insecurity.
The
recent
advent
globally
comparable
measurements
Individual
Household
Insecurity
Experiences
Scales
five
major
implications
effective
nutrition
policy,
targeting,
measuring
impact,
modeling,
regulation
design,
sectoral
siloing.
should
be
regularly
measured
worldwide
is
because
intrinsic
value,
global
health,
critical
achieving
other
development
goals.
PLOS Water,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
3(6), С. e0000216 - e0000216
Опубликована: Июнь 6, 2024
The
global
community
is
not
on
track
to
achieve
Sustainable
Development
Goal
6
(SDG
6)
by
2030.
Many
low-
and
middle-income
countries
like
Ghana
still
struggle
with
water
insecurity.
In
semi-arid
regions
Ghana’s
Upper
West,
climate
change
has
worsened
insecurity,
leading
health
livelihood
consequences.
UWR,
limited
studies
have
explored
insecurity
in
rural
areas.
This
study
fills
a
knowledge
gap
investigating
the
determinants
of
West
Region
(UWR)
from
political
ecology
(PEH)
perspective.
It
comprehensively
explores
interplay
social,
economic,
political,
environmental,
health-related
factors
contributing
UWR.
results
binary
logistic
regression
show
that
households
wealthier
category
(OR
=
0.475,
p<0.05)
those
spent
less
than
thirty
minutes
roundtrip
fetch
0.474,
p<0.01)
were
likely
experience
On
other
hand,
did
use
rainwater
harvesting
methods
2.117,
p<0.01),
had
travel
over
kilometer
access
3.249,
inadequate
storage
systems
2.290,
p<0.001),
treat
their
2.601,
exposed
water-induced
infections
3.473,
receive
any
water,
hygiene,
sanitation
education
2.575,
faced
scarcity
during
dry
season
2.340,
p<0.001)
at
higher
risk
experiencing
To
mitigate
risks
adverse
impacts,
policymakers
practitioners
must
work
together
educate
effective
conservation,
storage,
treatment
techniques.
recommended
harvest
as
coping
strategy,
construct
appropriate
systems,
water.
Communal
self-help
investments
should
be
encouraged
supported.
Given
significant
aquifers
landscape
investing
groundwater
development
top
priority.
International Development Planning Review,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 23
Опубликована: Янв. 20, 2025
There
is
a
growing
consensus
that
global
monitoring
of
water
access
greatly
underestimates
household
insecurity
worldwide.
Measures
overlook
the
intricacies
accessing
lead
to
an
overinflated
sense
progress
towards
universal
access.
This
article
illustrates
complexity
by
revealing
causes
and
impacts
in
Dominican
Republic.
A
mixed-methods
case
study
approach
adopted,
which
combines
survey
with
interviews
immersive
research.
Households
are
shown
adopt
numerous
strategies
cope
fractured
system
delivery,
including
using
multiple
sources
water,
storing
sharing
borrowing
engaging
exchanges
social
capital.
Although
individual
activities
integral
ongoing
functioning
infrastructure,
impact
cost
systemic
reliance
on
these
creates
unacceptably
high
user
burden.
Moreover,
exacerbate
insecurity,
very
phenomenon
they
employed
mitigate.
