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DOI	10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.114059
	Surveyed from Afar: Household water security, emotional well-being, and the reliability of water supply in the Ethiopian lowlands
	Libey, Anna; Kebede, Abinet; Ibrahim, Jemal; Hutchings, Paul; Mekonta, Lemessa; Butterworth, John; Thomas, Evan
通讯作者	Thomas, E
来源期刊	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ISSN	1438-4639
EISSN	1618-131X
出版年	2022
卷号	246
英文摘要	Almost half of the world's population is expected to experience water stress in their daily lives by 2050. The impacts of water scarcity on physical and psychosocial health are especially felt in arid regions of Ethiopia where semi-nomadic pastoralist populations are heavily reliant on groundwater for domestic and livestock needs. However, functional water supply infrastructure and reliable service delivery remain a challenge. A cross-sectional water security household survey of 469 heads of households and borehole runtime sensor data in Afar Region, Ethiopia, has three main findings. First, higher levels of household water insecurity experiences (HWISE) and water-related emotional distress (WRED) are positively correlated (0.57, p<0.01) and are signif-icantly associated with limited water service levels, the non-use of boreholes, and more vulnerable household demographics (female-headed households and lower household incomes). Lower HWISE scores are associated with increased borehole pump usage and reliability, with a cut-off point of 6 h of pump usage per day measured with electronic sensors. Adding additional water points to the dry lowlands of Afar have led to overcrowding and rangeland degradation in the past, highlighting a need to balance increased production for human consumption with livestock use. When it comes to climate resilience and adaptation, ensuring the reliability of what has already been constructed is a top priority for the regional government. Our findings suggest that increasing the reliability and daily usage of existing water supply systems over the short-sighted expansion of sources is worth the investment in services it will take to reach even the most far-flung communities.
英文关键词	Pastoralism Climate resilience Water supply Wash
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Bronze, Green Accepted
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000884803400001
WOS关键词	DROUGHT ; GOVERNANCE
WOS类目	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health ; Infectious Diseases
WOS研究方向	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health ; Infectious Diseases
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/393192
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Libey, Anna,Kebede, Abinet,Ibrahim, Jemal,et al. Surveyed from Afar: Household water security, emotional well-being, and the reliability of water supply in the Ethiopian lowlands[J],2022,246.
APA	Libey, Anna.,Kebede, Abinet.,Ibrahim, Jemal.,Hutchings, Paul.,Mekonta, Lemessa.,...&Thomas, Evan.(2022).Surveyed from Afar: Household water security, emotional well-being, and the reliability of water supply in the Ethiopian lowlands.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH,246.
MLA	Libey, Anna,et al."Surveyed from Afar: Household water security, emotional well-being, and the reliability of water supply in the Ethiopian lowlands".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 246(2022).