The assessment of water stress with the Water Poverty Index in the Shiyang River Basin in China

2012 ◽  
Vol 67 (7) ◽  
pp. 2155-2160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruijun Zhang ◽  
Zhenghu Duan ◽  
Mingliang Tan ◽  
Xiaohong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Poverty Index ◽  
Shiyang River Basin ◽  
Water Poverty Index

scholarly journals Application of Water Poverty Index (WPI) in Spatial Analysis of Water Stress in Koshi River Basin, Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saroj Koirala ◽  
Yiping Fang ◽  
Nirmal Mani Dahal ◽  
Chenjia Zhang ◽  
Bikram Pandey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Poverty Index ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Water Poverty Index ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
Koshi River Basin

Water and poverty interface is strongly interconnected and a robust assessment of water stress is crucial to identify needy areas and develop appropriate intervention for poverty reduction. Water Poverty Index (WPI) provides an interdisciplinary tool to assess water stress by linking physical estimates of water availability with socio-economic drivers of poverty. This study presents an application of Water Poverty Index (WPI) to estimate and compare the level of water stress in 27 districts of Koshi River Basin in Nepal. Based on data availability, relevance to the study area and review of literatures, 12 indicators were selected under five key components outlined by WPI. The study result shows medium-low degree (WPI = 54.4) of water poverty in the Koshi River Basin in Nepal. The WPI score varies widely (from 49.75 to 69.29) along the districts and it was found that districts in Tarai regions and urban areas were more water stressed compared to the districts in mid-hill and high-hill regions. Priorities for intervention must be given to the districts in Tarai regions and urban areas with a low WPI score, explicitly on the sector regarding access to water and sanitation to address water poverty in the basin.

scholarly journals Spatial analysis of water stress and application of water poverty index in the Mahakali River Basin, Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-94
Author(s):  
Lalit Pathak ◽  
Ramesh Raj Pant ◽  
Udhab Raj Khadka ◽  
Jharana Nepal ◽  
Sudip Poudel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Resource Availability ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Upstream Region ◽  
Poverty Index ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Socioeconomic Drivers ◽  
Water Poverty Index

Water Poverty Index (WPI) is an effective tool to assess water stress by linking physical approximations of water availability with socioeconomic drivers of poverty at household and community levels. It also helps in determining the priority needs for interventions and makes the better use of water resources without compromising the environmental integrity at the policy level. This study presents a comparative analysis of WPI to assess the water stress in two local units i.e., Mahakali Municipality-4 (Upstream) and Bhimdatt Municipality-13 (Downstream) of the Darchula and Kanchanpur districts, respectively along the Mahakali River Basin (MRB), Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal. Five components, i.e., resource availability, use of resources, capacity to utilize water sources, accessibility to water sources, and environment were applied to appraisal the water poverty. Under these components, 28 indicators were selected to visualize the water poverty condition. The information for acquiring these indicators was collected by making the field visit, semi-structured questionnaire survey, and secondary information from relevant sources. The results showed that the downstream segment has a higher WPI value (65.43) in comparison to the upstream segment (52.60) of the MRB, indicating relatively water-advantaged and stressed situations in down- and up-streams, respectively. Interestingly, despite having higher resource availability, the upstream region exhibited more stressed situations reflecting spatial heterogeneity in terms of capacity, environmental conditions, and infrastructure development to use the available water resources. Thus, in order to reduce the water stress conditions, priorities for intervention must be given to the water use capacity, especially in the upstream segment of the MRB. This study could be useful for academia and policymakers for the sustainable use of water resources in the MRB, Susurpaschim Province, Nepal.

Application of the Water Poverty Index at the Districts of Yellow River Basin

2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 3469-3474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Li ◽  
Jun Wan ◽  
Jie Lin Jia
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Yellow River Basin ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Paper Analysis ◽  
Poverty Index ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Water Poverty Index

As one assessment method of the water resources, Water Poverty Index has become an available tool in water resources management for it simply calculation process, comprehensive understanding of the results. This paper introduces the concept of the Water Poverty Index, and applies it at these districts of Yellow River Basin by using equal weightings methodology. During the process of calculating it, some component variables of the WPI have been improved and the data addressed standardization. The result shows that the water resources of Shandong is safe, Sichuan and Henan province is middling safe and low safe, while the WPI of the other six provinces is so low which reflects water resources shortage is very severe. The same time, this paper analysis the main reasons of water poverty, which provides the access to improve the water resource management in these districts.

scholarly journals The temporal–spatial assessment of water scarcity with the Water Poverty Index: a study in the middle basin of the Heihe River, northwest China

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1266-1276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xia Tang ◽  
Qi Feng
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Water Scarcity ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Variation ◽  
Heihe River ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Poverty Index ◽  
Inland River ◽  
Water Poverty Index ◽  
Reasonable Approach

This paper details an application of the Water Poverty Index (WPI) to evaluate the state of water resources in an inland river basin using a case study of the Heihe River Basin (HRB) located in northwest China. The WPI includes five components (resources, access, capacity, use, and environment) and has 13 indicators; each indicator is assigned an equal weighting. The selected set of components and indicators was used to discuss the spatial and temporal variation of the water scarcity situation in the middle of the HRB for a 10-year assessment period. The results show that the water scarcity situation of the HRB is generally evolving in a positive way from 2001 to 2010. However, the WPI varied widely (from 24.6 to 66.5) at a spatial scale. The water situation was best maintained in Jiayuguan City, and it was most severe in Jiuquan City. These variations suggest that different cities require different policy intervention to improve the overall water situation. Overall, the WPI appears to be a reasonable approach to examine the water scarcity situation and help decision makers to better devise local policy.

Application of Water Poverty Index (WPI) in Nepalese Context: A Case Study of Kali Gandaki River Basin (KGRB)

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujata Manandhar ◽  
Vishnu Prasad Pandey ◽  
Futaba Kazama
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Poverty Index ◽  
Water Poverty Index

Water Poverty Index in the Inland River Basins of Hexi Corridor, Gansu Province

2013 ◽  
Vol 864-867 ◽  
pp. 2371-2375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Hui Pan ◽  
Chun Jie Gu ◽  
Jin Zhu Ma ◽  
Tian Shu Zhang ◽  
Hui Zhang
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Water Security ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Gansu Province ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Poverty Index ◽  
Inland River ◽  
Water Poverty Index ◽  
Basin Scale

Since the economic development and environment deteriorating, water security has become an increasingly serious problem in the world. A number of regions are suffering water scarcity and pollution. The Water Poverty Index (WPI) could provide a standardized evaluation framework for the utilization and development of water resources in a certain region. This article based on the calculation of WPI, analyzed the components of WPI at basin scale, and calculated the WPI at Shule river basin, Shiyang river basin and Heihe River Basin, thereby, identified the water security and find out the main problems of water resource management and utilization in the three inland river basins in Gansu corridor.

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