Connecting the dots between climate change, household water insecurity, and migration
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2021.02.008
Abstract: Climate change is now considered a primary global driver of migration, with water insecurity theorized to be a key determinant. Most studies have focused on large-scale climate migration events triggered by extreme weather events such… read more here.
Keywords: migration; water insecurity; climate change; water ... See more keywords
Spatio-temporal dynamics of climate change, land degradation, and water insecurity in an arid rangeland: The Río San Miguel watershed, Sonora, Mexico
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104539
Abstract: Abstract Rangelands are complex social-ecological systems (SES) commonly used to support ranching and other agrarian livelihoods. Common to Earth's drylands, rangelands are susceptible to drought, desertification, and land degradation from both climatic and human activities.… read more here.
Keywords: san miguel; climate change; water; miguel watershed ... See more keywords
Fording differences? Conditions mitigating water insecurity in the Niger River Basin
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DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2016.10.002
Abstract: Abstract River basins are an extremely important source of freshwater for Africa and the impact of climate change on these communities constitutes an important question worth studying. Among these basins, the Niger River Basin is… read more here.
Keywords: water insecurity; political violence; niger river; river basin ... See more keywords
Water insecurity compounds the global coronavirus crisis
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DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2020.1769345
Abstract: In recent weeks, people all over the world have been settling into a ‘new normal’ of restricted mobility, online working, social distancing and enhanced hand hygiene. As part of the global fight ag... read more here.
Keywords: compounds global; water insecurity; water; insecurity compounds ... See more keywords
Development of water insecurity scale for rural households in Cameroon- Central Africa
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DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2021.1927328
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: Water represents the core of food-energy nexus and is vital for human survival. In developing countries, contaminated water and lack of basic water services undermine efforts to improve nutritional status and related health… read more here.
Keywords: central africa; water insecurity; water; insecurity ... See more keywords
‘I know how stressful it is to lack water!’ Exploring the lived experiences of household water insecurity among pregnant and postpartum women in western Kenya
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DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2018.1521861
Abstract: ABSTRACT There is rapidly evolving literature on water insecurity in the general adult population, but the role of water insecurity during the vulnerable periods of pregnancy and postpartum, or in the context of HIV, has… read more here.
Keywords: water insecurity; water; lived experiences; pregnant postpartum ... See more keywords
Frontiers of household water insecurity metrics: severity, adaptation and resilience
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-011756
Abstract: The measurement of household-level and individual-level water insecurity has accelerated over the past 5 years through innovation and dissemination of new survey-based experiential psychometric scales modelled after food insecurity scales. These measures offer needed insight into… read more here.
Keywords: water insecurity; insecurity metrics; insecurity; adaptation ... See more keywords
Urbanisation and water insecurity in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: Insights from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan
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DOI: 10.2166/wp.2019.215
Abstract: This paper reviews the interlinkages of critical state of water resources, supply systems, rapid urbanisation and demand regime, aggravated by tourism leading to increasing water insecurity in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH). Urban centres in… read more here.
Keywords: insecurity hindu; hindu kush; kush himalaya; water ... See more keywords
A Systematic Literature Review on Water Insecurity from an Oregon Public Health Perspective
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17031122
Abstract: This paper systematically reviews existing United States-based water insecurity literature with the goal of understanding the evidence base for developing public health water insecurity intervention strategies in Oregon. The authors conducted the systematic literature review… read more here.
Keywords: water insecurity; water; review; public health ... See more keywords
Our Relationship to Water and Experience of Water Insecurity among Apsáalooke (Crow Indian) People, Montana
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18020582
Abstract: Affordable access to safe drinking water is essential to community health, yet there is limited understanding of water insecurity among Native Americans. Therefore, the focus of this paper is to describe Apsáalooke (Crow Indian) tribal… read more here.
Keywords: water insecurity; water; aps alooke; insecurity among ... See more keywords