scholarly journals Households’ Willingness to Pay for Disaster Resilient Safe Drinking Water Sources in Southwestern Coastal Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 544-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Sariful Islam ◽  
Sonia Afrin ◽  
Md. Nasif Ahsan ◽  
Mohammed Ziaul Haider ◽  
Tasnim Murad Mamun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Maintenance Cost ◽  
Safe Drinking Water ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Coastal Bangladesh ◽  
Drinking Water Sources ◽  
The People

Abstract Nonfunctionality of engineered water sources after two catastrophic cyclones—Sidr in November 2007 and Aila in May 2009—created acute scarcity of safe drinking water in coastal Bangladesh. The objective of this study was to estimate households’ willingness to pay (WTP) for disaster resilient water sources in Dacope upazila of Khulna District in southwestern coastal Bangladesh. By applying the double bounded dichotomous contingent valuation method to a dataset of 250 randomly selected households, we found that the mean WTP is BDT 263 and that inaccessibility to functional safe drinking water sources is the most significant determining factor of households’ WTP. Projecting mean WTP for a disaster resilient water source project in the study area, we measured a present value of aggregate WTP over project’s life span worth about BDT 624 (USD 7.37) million, which is about 14.30 times the present value of project’s aggregate establishment and maintenance cost. However, charging the local inhabitants a water tariff at mean WTP would lead to the exclusion of around 50% of the people from getting access to the improved water services or create a free riding problem. Through simulation exercises this study determined that the socially optimal water tariff is BDT 50 per month. This tariff would not only generate revenue of more than five times the project cost but would also create access to disaster resilient improved drinking water sources for almost 99% of the people.

scholarly journals Consumption of safe drinking water in Pakistan: its dimensions and determinants

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naeem Akram
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Large Family ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Drinking Water Source ◽  
Waterborne Diseases ◽  
Safe Drinking Water ◽  
Drinking Water Sources ◽  
At Home

Abstract. Access to clean and safe drinking water is a basic human right. Poor quality of drinking water is directly associated with various waterborne diseases. The present study has attempted to analyze the household preferences for drinking water sources and the adoption of water purifying methods at home in Pakistan by using the household data of Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2017–18. It has been found that people living in rural areas, headed by aged ones and having large family sizes are significantly less likely to use safe drinking water sources and households having media exposure, education, women empowerment in household purchases and belonging to the rich segment of society are more likely to use safe drinking water source. Similarly, households belonging to urban areas, having a higher level of awareness (through education and media), belonging to wealthy families, women enjoying a higher level of empowerment and using piped water are more likely to adopt water-purifying methods at home. However, households using water from tube wells, wells, and boreholes and having higher family sizes are less likely to adopt water purifying methods at home.

Hygiene Aspects of Drinking Water Sources Used in Primary Milk Production

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 311-317
Author(s):  
Nada Sasakova ◽  
Gabriela Gregova ◽  
Jan Venglovsky ◽  
Ingrid Papajova ◽  
Bozena Nowakowicz-Debek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Drinking Water Sources

A facile technique for automatically counting odor-producing algae (Pseudanabaena sp.) in drinking water sources

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrine Boivin ◽  
Eri Hasegawa ◽  
Dabide Yamaguchi ◽  
Takahiro Fujioka
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Water Utilities ◽  
Drinking Water Sources

The frequent analysis of the 2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB)-generating algae, Pseudanabaena sp., for predicting odor occurrence in drinking water sources is a major challenge for many drinking water utilities. This study aims...

scholarly journals Households access to improved drinking water sources and toilet facilities in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis based on 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. e042071
Author(s):  
Zewudu Andualem ◽  
Henok Dagne ◽  
Zelalem Nigussie Azene ◽  
Asefa Adimasu Taddese ◽  
Baye Dagnew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Wealth Index ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Demographic And Health Survey ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Drinking Water Source ◽  
Drinking Water Sources

ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess households access to improved drinking water sources and sanitation facilities and their associated factors in Ethiopia.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingEthiopia.ParticipantsHousehold heads.Primary outcomesAccess to improved drinking water sources and toilet facilities.MethodsWe conducted an in-depth secondary data analysis of 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey. Data from a total of 16 650 households and 645 clusters were included in the analysis. The households were selected using a stratified two-stage cluster sampling technique. Multilevel binary logistic regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with access to an improved drinking water source and toilet facilities. Adjusted OR with a 95% CI was reported with p value <0.05 was used to declare a significant association between the covariates and the outcome variables.ResultsThe proportions of households’ access to improved sources of drinking water and toilet facilities were 69.94% (95% CI: 69.23% to 70.63%) and 25.36% (95% CI: 24.69% to 26.03%), respectively. Households headed by women and households with a better wealth index were positively associated with access to improved drinking water sources. Whereas rural households, ≥30 min round trip to obtain drinking water and region were factors negatively associated with households access to improved drinking water sources. A higher probability of having access to improved toilet facilities: households with heads who had attained higher education, households having better access to improved sources of drinking water and households with better wealth index. While the following households were less likely to have access to improved toilet facilities: households with heads were widowed, households with four to six members, rural households and region.ConclusionThe study found that the proportions of households’ access to improved drinking water sources and toilet facilities in Ethiopia were relatively low, which demands the need to tailor strategies to increase the coverage of access to improved drinking water sources and toilet facilities.

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