Development and application of a multi-scalar, participant-driven water poverty index in post-tsunami India. Issue 6 (2nd November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Juran, Luke; MacDonald, Morgan C.; Basu, Nandita B.; Hubbard, Shane; Rajagopal, Raj; Rajagopalan, Prema; Philip, Ligy
• Is Part Of: International journal of water resources development. Volume 33:Issue 6(2017)
• Page Start: 955
• Page End: 975
• Publication Date: 2017-11-02
• Subjects: Water poverty index -- water access -- participatory approach -- comparative analysis -- disaster reconstruction -- India; Water resources development -- Periodicals; Water-supply, Agricultural -- Periodicals; 333.91005
• DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1253543
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0790-0627

Abstract

Abstract: This article presents a modified water poverty index that captures several waterscape attributes to better understand complex issues surrounding water. Household surveys ( n = 300), water quality tests ( n = 375) and qualitative methods were deployed to examine 14 post-tsunami settlements in Nagapattinam and Karaikal Districts (India) through the lens of water. Data were used to develop a contextualized, participant-driven water poverty index to measure water poverty at several scales. Statistical tests revealed significant differences between the two districts ( p ≤ .0001) and between rural and urban areas within each district ( p ≤ .0001). Three weight schemes (one dictated entirely by research participants) produced analogous outcomes though predicated on different indicator arrangements.