Monitoring socio-climatic interactions to prioritise drinking water interventions in rural Africa

Autor: Andrew Armstrong, Robert Hope, Callum Munday
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: npj Clean Water, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2059-7037
DOI: 10.1038/s41545-021-00102-9
Popis: Abstract Rainfall variability and socioeconomic shocks pose a revenue risk for drinking water services in rural Africa. We examine the year-on-year and seasonal relationship between rainfall and remotely monitored water usage from rural piped schemes in four sub-Saharan countries to identify patterns that warn of a threat to operational sustainability. Continuous monitoring of socio-climatic interactions can reveal distributions and magnitudes of risk and guide policy action to safeguard rural water services.
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