An Integrated Assessment Methodology to Capture the Physical and Socio-Economic Dimensions of Vulnerability to Saline Intrusion Climate.....

捕捉盐分入侵气候脆弱性的物理和社会经济维度的综合评估方法......

• 批准号: 2451240
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2451240
• 关键词: Integrated; Assessment; Methodology; Capture; Physical

My research interests lie within the Groundwater and Water Resource Management and Climate, WASH, Flooding and Resilience divisions of the Water WISER CDT programme.Our world is constantly reminding us of how complacency now is locking us into a future of guaranteed resource scarcity, instability and conflict. The consequences are disproportional, often landing on those who are not only more exposed to climate related shocks, but on those who are already in a constant state of emergency with few resources and lack sustained support. Water, our most precious resource, is under increasing demand, further exacerbated by population growth, conflict related redistribution and land encroachment, resulting in a disruption and decline of natural systems on which the human civilisation depends.As surface water resources deplete across semi-arid regions, groundwater resources are continuously used as a buffer for domestic and agricultural water supply, including livestock. Emergency water supply responders tend to act to priorities demanded by international donors for tangible water system installations, and as a result, we are commonly left with mismanaged groundwater resources. Environmental damage and infrastructures that are totally out of the community's capacity to operate and maintain give rise to a high degree of infrastructure failure, wasted funding and increased water stress.Despite a wealth of research and investigation to build our knowledge and understanding of livelihoods, behaviours and movement patterns across semi-arid regions, very few numerical models and technical tools are being used to map groundwater resources, quantify stressed aquifer systems and monitor groundwater abstraction. Groundwater modelling, geophysical exploration and remote sensing are a few methods that can be employed to increase the resilience and reliability of water systems. If mechanisms were in place to effectively protect, manage and sensibly use groundwater to meet demands for domestic water supply, food and livestock, ultimately, we could have a sustainable resource at present and into the future. My MSc research focussed on the WASH behaviours of pastoral communities in the rangelands of Afar, Ethiopia, where I witnessed how environmental, structural and seasonal differences contribute to increased water stress, sanitation and hygiene issues. This prompted my interest towards better supplying decision-makers, practitioners and researchers with tools and the understanding needed to extend WASH services to these communities. My practical field work with GOAL in Uganda and Groundwater Relief across Africa and Asia has driven my need to address such issues.Whilst there is a broad and complex range of response measures to apply to climate related issues, more than ever we are learning that prevention is much less costly than finding a cure. The use of groundwater in drought emergency response is inevitably increasing and should proactive, rather than reactive, mechanisms be in place, the reality of groundwater exploitation, water system failure and environmental damage would be far less detrimental.My research ideas stem from witnessing the lack of practical and technical solutions being used in the humanitarian and development sectors to plan, design and monitor groundwater exploration in unknown lands and often marginalised communities. These areas challenge conventional WASH programming, and we need exposure to technical tools that encourage smarter use of natural resources to help us re-imagine our response to reach those most marginalised and difficult to serve groups.

我的研究兴趣在于地下水和水资源管理以及气候、洗涤、洪水和复原力部门的水资源智慧CDT项目。我们的世界不断提醒我们，现在的自满正在将我们锁定在一个资源肯定稀缺、不稳定和冲突的未来。其后果是不成比例的，往往落在那些不仅更容易受到与气候有关的冲击的人身上，而且落在那些已经处于持续紧急状态、几乎没有资源和缺乏持续支持的人身上。作为我们最宝贵的资源，水的需求日益增长，人口增长、与冲突有关的重新分配和土地侵占进一步加剧了这种需求，导致人类文明赖以生存的自然系统遭到破坏和衰落。随着地表水资源在半干旱地区耗尽，地下水资源继续被用作家庭和农业用水供应的缓冲，包括牲畜。紧急供水响应人员倾向于按照国际捐助者要求的优先顺序安装有形的供水系统，因此，我们通常会遇到地下水资源管理不善的情况。环境破坏和基础设施完全超出社区的运营和维护能力，导致基础设施高度失灵、资金浪费和水资源压力增加。尽管有大量的研究和调查来建立我们对半干旱地区生计、行为和运动模式的知识和理解，但很少有数值模型和技术工具被用于绘制地下水资源图、量化受压的含水层系统和监测地下水抽取。地下水模型、地球物理勘探和遥感是可用来提高水系统复原力和可靠性的几种方法。如果建立有效保护、管理和合理利用地下水的机制，以满足对家庭供水、粮食和牲畜的需求，我们最终就能在当前和未来拥有可持续的资源。我的硕士研究重点是埃塞俄比亚阿法尔牧场牧场社区的洗澡行为，在那里我目睹了环境、结构和季节差异如何导致水压力、卫生和个人卫生问题的增加。这促使我有兴趣更好地向决策者、从业者和研究人员提供必要的工具和了解，以便将洗涤服务扩展到这些社区。我在乌干达与Goal以及在非洲和亚洲的地下水救济工作的实际实地工作促使我需要解决这些问题。虽然有一系列广泛而复杂的应对措施适用于与气候有关的问题，但我们比以往任何时候都更了解到，预防比找到治疗方法的成本要低得多。地下水在干旱应急响应中的使用不可避免地在增加，如果建立主动而不是被动的机制，地下水开采、水系统故障和环境破坏的现实危害将小得多。我的研究想法源于目睹人道主义和发展部门缺乏实用和技术解决方案来规划、设计和监测未知土地和经常被边缘化的社区的地下水勘探。这些领域对传统的清洁卫生规划提出了挑战，我们需要接触到鼓励更聪明地利用自然资源的技术工具，以帮助我们重新设想我们的应对措施，以接触到那些最边缘化和难以服务的群体。