Application of Water Poverty Index in the Evaluation of Regional Water Resources Utilization

2012 ◽  
Vol 550-553 ◽  
pp. 2556-2560
Author(s):  
Ning Jiang ◽  
Qiang Fu ◽  
Ying Na Sun
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Utilization Rate ◽  
Poverty Index ◽  
Water Poverty Index ◽  
Forest Coverage ◽  
Internal Relationship ◽  
Regional Water ◽  
Water Resources Utilization

It is important to build the accurate internal relationship between the utilization degree of water resources and parameters of local economy in the evaluation of regional water resources utilization. Water poverty index (WPI) can solve this question properly. The WPI of every three years during 2000-2009 of Harbin is calculated by using weighted average method. The results show that WPI appears in an increasing trend during past 10 years in Harbin. If the following aspects can be improved in the future including controlling the pesticide and fertilizer, reducing water loss and soil erosion, increasing forest coverage, irrigation efficiency and investment in hydraulic construction, the utilization rate of water resources will be further improved.

Application of Water Poverty Index in the Reclamation Regional Water Security Evaluation

2013 ◽  
Vol 717 ◽  
pp. 909-913
Author(s):  
Ning Jiang ◽  
Xue Feng Yu ◽  
Li Li Chu
Keyword(s):  
Weighted Average ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Utilization Rate ◽  
Security Evaluation ◽  
Water Poverty Index ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Security Problem ◽  
Forest Coverage ◽  
Reclamation Area ◽  
Regional Water

Aiming at the water security problem, the Reclamation area was took example to analysis. The WPI of every three years during 2000-2009 of Reclamation area is calculated by using weighted average method. The results show that WPI appears in an increasing trend during past 10 years in Reclamation area. If the following aspects can be improved in the future including controlling the pesticide and fertilizer, reducing water loss and soil erosion, increasing forest coverage, irrigation efficiency and investment in hydraulic construction, the utilization rate of water resources will be further improved.

scholarly journals Application of a revised Water Poverty Index to target the water poor

2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 1099-1110 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Giné Garriga ◽  
A. Pérez Foguet
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Poverty Index ◽  
Index Construction ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Water Poverty Index ◽  
Decision Making Processes

The Water Poverty Index (WPI) has been recognized as a useful tool in policy analysis. The index integrates various physical, social and environmental aspects to enable more holistic assessment of water resources. However, soundness of this tool relies on two complementary aspects: (i) inadequate techniques employed in index construction would produce unreliable results, and (ii) poor dissemination of final outcome would reduce applicability of the index to influence policy-making. From a methodological point of view, a revised alternative to calculate the index was developed in a previous study. This paper is therefore concerned not with the method employed in index construction, but with how the composite can be applied to support decision-making processes. In particular, the paper examines different approaches to exploit the index as a policy tool. A number of alternatives to disseminate achieved results are presented. The implications of applying the composite at different spatial scales are highlighted. Turkana District, in Kenya has been selected as initial case study to test the applicability and validity of the index. The paper concludes that the WPI approach provides a relevant tool for guiding appropriate action and policy-making towards more equitable allocation of water resources.

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 Spatial-Temporal Relationship between Water Resources and Economic Development in Rural China from a Poverty Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1540
Author(s):  
Zhaorunqing Liu ◽  
Wenxin Liu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Economic Assistance ◽  
Poverty Index ◽  
Temporal Perspective ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Water Poverty Index ◽  
Research Findings

Guaranteeing sustainable development is a pressing issue in China. To this end, balancing economic development and the protection of limited water resources enables healthy and orderly economic development. This study details the application of a water poverty index and sustainable livelihoods approach using 25 indicators to evaluate the water situation and the economic situation in rural China from 1997 to 2019. The analysis results suggest the need for location-specific policy interventions. In addition, we determined whether the water poverty and economic poverty or their spatial types featured the phenomenon of agglomeration. This study also proposes a harmonious development (HD) model and found a significant relationship between water poverty and economic poverty. Next, we adopted a spatial and temporal perspective to analyze the causes of variation in HD level using the modified Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) model and defined four HD levels using a classification method. The results revealed that the overall HD level was higher in the east than in the west. In conclusion, water poverty is associated with economic poverty; thus, there is a need for water and economic assistance strategies in pro-poor policies. The research findings also serve as a theoretical foundation for policies aimed at resolving conflicts between water use and economic development in rural China.

scholarly journals Utilization Characteristics and Sustainability Evaluation of Water Resources in China

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingxin Sun ◽  
Xiang Yu ◽  
Qishan Xiao ◽  
Jianfeng Song ◽  
Shikun Sun
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
River Pollution ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Water ◽  
Water Resources Utilization

Water is an important factor of production contributing to all sectors and regions in the world. With the rapid development of the economy and the increase of population, the water crisis is becoming more and more serious, and will become an important obstacle to the sustainable development of society. It is particularly important to evaluate the sustainability of water resources utilization. Based on the analysis of the regional water resources utilization characteristics, this paper takes 31 provinces in mainland China as the research object and comprehensively evaluates the regional water resources’ sustainability from the aspects of hydrology, environment, economy and technology. The results show: From the regional perspective, the regionalization of China’s various indexes is obvious, the hydrological and environmental indexes in western regions are significantly higher than that in eastern regions; while the economic index in eastern regions is higher than that in western regions. From the time perspective, from 2010 to 2015, the sustainable development of water resources in seven provinces showed an increasing trend. Zhejiang changed from “Good” to “Excellent” and Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and Xinjiang all had slight growth. There are six provinces which show varying degrees of decline, of which Liaoning changes from “Excellent” to “Medium”, Beijing, Hebei, Jilin, Guangdong, Hainan also had a slight decline; the rest of the provinces did not change, Qinghai and Chongqing have been maintained as “Excellent”. Taken together, the western regions of China have significant advantages in terms of quantity and quality of water resources, but its water use efficiency is low. However, the economic development in the eastern regions is rapid with high efficiency of water use, but there are some serious problems such as water resources insufficiency and river pollution.

A multidimensional analysis of water poverty at local scale: application of improved water poverty index for Tunisia

Water Policy ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatem Jemmali ◽  
Mohamed Salah Matoussi
Keyword(s):  
Weighted Average ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Multidimensional Analysis ◽  
Poverty Index ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Aggregate Index ◽  
Water Poverty Index ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Tunisian Revolution ◽  
Economic Capacity

Combining the measure of water availability and the socio-economic capacity to access it gives new insights in the fields of water resources management and poverty alleviation. This approach lets researchers think about new multidimensional water scarcity indexes that have contributed to the definition of the water poverty index (WPI). The methodology first used for the calculation of this aggregate index was based on an equally weighted average of its five components (resources, capacity, access, use and environment). The main objective of this paper is to improve this procedure by using an objective weighting scheme. For this purpose we use principal component analysis to give more weight to components with larger variance and to discard components with very small ones. This improved WPI is applied in the case of Tunisia. We have obtained relevant results which could help policy makers to devise better policies to alleviate water poverty in the Inland region which was where the Tunisian revolution began.

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.

scholarly journals An Assessment of Water Resources in the Taiwan Strait Island Using the Water Poverty Index

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tung-Tsan Chen ◽  
Wei-Ling Hsu ◽  
Wen-Kuang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Taiwan Strait ◽  
Poverty Index ◽  
Global Risk ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Poverty Index ◽  
The Taiwan Strait

Water resources are a very important issue in the Global Risk 2015 published by the World Economic Forum. The research objective of this study was to construct a Water Poverty Index (WPI) for islands. The empirical scope of this study was based on Kinmen Island in the Taiwan Strait, which has very scarce water resources. Kinmen has a dry climate with low rainfall and high evaporation. Therefore, the Kinmen area is long-term dependent on groundwater resources and faces serious water resource problems. This study used the WPI to examine various issues related to water resources. In addition, this study selected several main indicators and performed time series calculations to examine the future trends of water resources in Kinmen. The results show that the overall water resources of Kinmen are scarce. To ensure sustainable development of water resources in Kinmen, policies to improve water scarcity, such as water resource development, water storage improvement, and groundwater control, should be researched. The research results of this study can be used as a reference for government agencies in formulating and revising water resources to achieve the sustainable development of island-type water resources.

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