Water for life: ceaseless routine efforts for collecting drinking water in remote mountainous villages of Nepal
Water for life: ceaseless routine efforts for collecting drinking water in remote mountainous villages of Nepal
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DOI：
10.1007/s10668-019-00552-9
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发表时间：
2019-12-12
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Dhital, Ram Prasad
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作者：
Komatsu, Satoru;Yamamoto, Yuki;Dhital, Ram Prasad
本研究的目的是调查收集水行为的现状及其决定因素，这是与收集水的负担。这项研究的重点是尼泊尔偏远的荒地，人们对居民的生计知之甚少;因此，特别关注家庭在用于取水活动的时间方面的负担。在尼泊尔山区的家庭中进行了一项调查，这些家庭的基础设施有限，供水和供电条件差。调查结果显示，一个家庭中有一两名成员负责取水，大约40%的家庭使用多个地点。此外，家庭成员每天访问收集地点约3-4次。根据每个家庭成员的取水行为，平均每天用于取水活动的时间为148.6分钟。与用于取水活动的总时间有关的因素包括家庭成员人数、户主性别、家庭成员受教育年限以及儿童和妇女参与取水的比例。估计结果还表明，有水储存的家庭成员花在取水上的时间较少。结果产生了来自偏远山区村民的关键信息，而实质性改善对于实现可持续发展目标下的普遍供水至关重要。
The objective of this research was to investigate the current status of water-collection behaviours and their determinants, which are associated with the burden of collecting water. This research was focused on the remote hinterlands of Nepal, and little is known about the residents' livelihoods; therefore, particular attention was paid to the household burdens in terms of the time devoted to water-collection activities. A survey was conducted in households from mountainous regions of Nepal whose infrastructure is limited in terms of poor water supply and access to electricity. The results of the survey indicated that one or two members of a household were responsible for collecting water, and approximately 40% of households used multiple sites. Moreover, household members visited their collection location approximately 3-4 times per day. Based on the water-collection behaviours of each household member, an average of 148.6 min were used for water-collection activities each day. The factors associated with the total time devoted to water-collection activities include the number of household members, the sex of the household head, the number of years of education of the household members, and the share of children and women engaged in water collection. The estimation results also indicated that members of households with access to water storage spent less time collecting water. The results yield key information from villagers in remote mountainous regions, and substantial improvement is pivotal for achieving universal water access under sustainable development goals.