Water-security in Ethiopia and the Emotional response of Pastoralists (WEEP)

埃塞俄比亚的水安全和牧民的情绪反应 (WEEP)

• 批准号: ES/R001049/1
• 负责人: Paul Hutchings
• 金额: $ 30.17万
• 依托单位: CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2017 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FR001049%2F1
• 关键词: Water; security; Ethiopia; Emotional; response

Pastoralists are farmers who raise livestock, and move their herds in search of fresh pasture and water supplies. There are 12 million in Ethiopia and they are often in extreme poverty. Unfortunately the pastures they use are disputed and they often come into conflict with other land users. The changing climate is altering resource availability and this can make the conflicts worse. The government is trying to persuade them to diversify their farming activities and grow arable crops as well. This can restrict their access to water resources, increasing their water insecurity.Conventional water access data focusses on water for domestic uses, rather than water for livestock. It also enumerates the water access of an entire household which may not be relevant when some household members are away from home for extended periods with the livestock. It does not seek to understand how people experience their water use, or prioritise it for different uses.This research will seek to understand the emotional response of pastoralists to this water insecurity. It will compare three types of habitation: those dominated by pastoralists, mixed habitations and those where pastoralists form a minority. Through focus groups and related activities researchers will seek to understand how water use by all groups can be rewarding, stressful or disappointing. These responses will, be used in the second stage of the project to develop an easy-to-administer a survey tool where users are asked to rate their experience regarding water use on a Likert-scale. The results of this will be compared to more conventional indicators, for example those used by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF to monitor progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.The findings will be used to influence water policy and practice in Ethiopia. Globally, the research will be used by people who are trying to provide water holistically for both domestic and productive uses.

牧民是饲养牲畜的农民，他们为了寻找新鲜的牧场和水源而移动牲畜。埃塞俄比亚有1200万人，他们往往处于极端贫困之中。不幸的是，他们使用的牧场是有争议的，他们经常与其他土地使用者发生冲突。不断变化的气候正在改变资源的可用性，这可能使冲突更加严重。政府正试图说服他们使农业活动多样化，也种植可耕种的作物。这可能会限制他们获得水资源，增加他们的水不安全，传统的水获取数据侧重于家庭用水，而不是牲畜用水。它还列举了整个家庭的用水情况，但当一些家庭成员长时间离开家照顾牲畜时，这可能无关紧要。它并不试图了解人们如何体验他们的用水，或优先考虑不同的用途。这项研究将试图了解牧民对这种水不安全的情绪反应。它将比较三种类型的居住地：牧民占主导地位的居住地、混合居住地和牧民占少数的居住地。通过焦点小组和相关活动，研究人员将寻求了解所有群体的用水如何带来回报、压力或令人失望。这些答复将用于项目的第二阶段，以开发一个易于管理的调查工具，要求用户根据Likert量表对他们的用水经验进行评分。评估结果将与更传统的指标进行比较，例如世界卫生组织和联合国儿童基金会用于监测可持续发展目标进展情况的指标。评估结果将用于影响埃塞俄比亚的水政策和实践。在全球范围内，这项研究将被那些试图为家庭和生产用途全面提供水的人所使用。

项目成果

A framework for targeting water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in pastoralist populations in the Afar region of Ethiopia.

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.08.001
• 发表时间: 2019-09
• 期刊: International journal of hygiene and environmental health
• 影响因子: 6
• 作者: L. Whitley;P. Hutchings;S. Cooper;A. Parker;A. Kebede;Solome Joseph;J. Butterworth;Barbara Van Koppen;Adolph Mulejaa

Water and Emotion: Testing a New Approach for Monitoring Water Security Among Afar Pastoralists in Ethiopia

水与情感：测试埃塞俄比亚阿法尔牧民水安全监测的新方法

• DOI: 10.3389/fclim.2021.753888
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Frontiers in Climate
• 作者: Hutchings P

Emotional wellbeing as a proxy indicator for water security among pastoralists in Afar, Ethiopia

情绪健康作为埃塞俄比亚阿法尔牧民水安全的代理指标

• 发表时间: 2018
• 作者: Cooper, S.

Living with Change: Water, Emotion and Well-being Among the Afar Pastoralists of Ethiopia

与变化共存：埃塞俄比亚阿法尔牧民的水、情感和福祉

• 发表时间: 2018
• 作者: Kebede, A.

Water-security in Ethiopia and the Emotional response of Pastoralists

埃塞俄比亚的水安全和牧民的情绪反应

• 发表时间: 2018
• 作者: Hutchings, P.