The how tough is WASH framework for assessing the climate resilience of water and sanitation

Abstract Climate change presents a major threat to water and sanitation services. There is an urgent need to understand and improve resilience, particularly in rural communities and small towns in low- and middle-income countries that already struggle to provide universal access to services and face...

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Autores principales:	Guy Howard, Anisha Nijhawan, Adrian Flint, Manish Baidya, Maria Pregnolato, Anish Ghimire, Moti Poudel, Eunice Lo, Subodh Sharma, Bizatu Mengustu, Dinku Mekbib Ayele, Abraham Geremew, Tadesse Wondim
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:279a2457e3cb4cf1a444a4ab20a3b0b62021-12-02T16:17:28ZThe how tough is WASH framework for assessing the climate resilience of water and sanitation10.1038/s41545-021-00130-52059-7037https://doaj.org/article/279a2457e3cb4cf1a444a4ab20a3b0b62021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-021-00130-5https://doaj.org/toc/2059-7037Abstract Climate change presents a major threat to water and sanitation services. There is an urgent need to understand and improve resilience, particularly in rural communities and small towns in low- and middle-income countries that already struggle to provide universal access to services and face increasing threats from climate change. To date, there is a lack of a simple framework to assess the resilience of water and sanitation services which hinders the development of strategies to improve services. An interdisciplinary team of engineers and environmental and social scientists were brought together to investigate the development of a resilience measurement framework for use in low- and middle-income countries. Six domains of interest were identified based on a literature review, expert opinion, and limited field assessments in two countries. A scoring system using a Likert scale is proposed to assess the resilience of services and allow analysis at local and national levels to support improvements in individual supplies, identifying systematic faults, and support prioritisation for action. This is a simple, multi-dimensional framework for assessing the resilience of rural and small-town water and sanitation services in LMICs. The framework is being further tested in Nepal and Ethiopia and future results will be reported on its application.Guy HowardAnisha NijhawanAdrian FlintManish BaidyaMaria PregnolatoAnish GhimireMoti PoudelEunice LoSubodh SharmaBizatu MengustuDinku Mekbib AyeleAbraham GeremewTadesse WondimNature PortfolioarticleWater supply for domestic and industrial purposesTD201-500ENnpj Clean Water, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
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description	Abstract Climate change presents a major threat to water and sanitation services. There is an urgent need to understand and improve resilience, particularly in rural communities and small towns in low- and middle-income countries that already struggle to provide universal access to services and face increasing threats from climate change. To date, there is a lack of a simple framework to assess the resilience of water and sanitation services which hinders the development of strategies to improve services. An interdisciplinary team of engineers and environmental and social scientists were brought together to investigate the development of a resilience measurement framework for use in low- and middle-income countries. Six domains of interest were identified based on a literature review, expert opinion, and limited field assessments in two countries. A scoring system using a Likert scale is proposed to assess the resilience of services and allow analysis at local and national levels to support improvements in individual supplies, identifying systematic faults, and support prioritisation for action. This is a simple, multi-dimensional framework for assessing the resilience of rural and small-town water and sanitation services in LMICs. The framework is being further tested in Nepal and Ethiopia and future results will be reported on its application.
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author	Guy Howard Anisha Nijhawan Adrian Flint Manish Baidya Maria Pregnolato Anish Ghimire Moti Poudel Eunice Lo Subodh Sharma Bizatu Mengustu Dinku Mekbib Ayele Abraham Geremew Tadesse Wondim
author_facet	Guy Howard Anisha Nijhawan Adrian Flint Manish Baidya Maria Pregnolato Anish Ghimire Moti Poudel Eunice Lo Subodh Sharma Bizatu Mengustu Dinku Mekbib Ayele Abraham Geremew Tadesse Wondim
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title	The how tough is WASH framework for assessing the climate resilience of water and sanitation
title_short	The how tough is WASH framework for assessing the climate resilience of water and sanitation
title_full	The how tough is WASH framework for assessing the climate resilience of water and sanitation
title_fullStr	The how tough is WASH framework for assessing the climate resilience of water and sanitation
title_full_unstemmed	The how tough is WASH framework for assessing the climate resilience of water and sanitation
title_sort	how tough is wash framework for assessing the climate resilience of water and sanitation
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/279a2457e3cb4cf1a444a4ab20a3b0b6
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