A temporal and spatial assessment of water stress with water poverty index: A case study of Rajasthan

IF 3.5 4区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Natural Resources Forum Pub Date : 2024-03-23 DOI:10.1111/1477-8947.12453

Suchitra Pandey, Geetilaxmi Mohapatra, Rahul Arora

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Abstract

This paper examines the evolution of Rajasthan's water poverty status and identifies key areas where intervention is needed to address the state's water woes. For this, a modified water poverty index (MWPI) has been constructed using data from the National Sample Survey (NSS). To understand the spatial and temporal change, MWPI has been computed for all 33 districts for 2012 and 2018. Although the state's overall water poverty status has improved over the given period, descriptive data analysis reveals a decline in the resource component of the index. A deterioration in the index value of some of the districts' access, capacity, and secondary sources is also a concern. Given the dwindling access to safe, sufficient, and reliable water sources and an increase in the burden of water‐related disease, the study recommends policy initiatives that urgently and explicitly address these issues.

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利用水资源贫困指数对水资源压力进行时空评估：拉贾斯坦邦案例研究

本文研究了拉贾斯坦邦水资源贫困状况的演变，并确定了需要干预以解决该邦水资源困境的关键领域。为此，我们利用全国抽样调查 (NSS) 的数据构建了修正的水贫困指数 (MWPI)。为了解空间和时间变化，计算了 2012 年和 2018 年全部 33 个县的 MWPI。尽管在此期间，该州的整体水资源贫困状况有所改善，但描述性数据分析显示，该指数的资源部分有所下降。一些地区的获取途径、能力和二级来源指数值的下降也令人担忧。鉴于获得安全、充足和可靠水源的机会越来越少，以及与水有关的疾病负担加重，本研究建议采取政策措施，紧急和明确地解决这些问题。

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Natural Resources Forum 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

6.10

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0.00%

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>36 weeks

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