Essays about: "water fetching time"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words water fetching time.

  1. 1. Rainwater harvesting and households' time allocation in Mexico City

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Pietro Galardi; [2019]
    Keywords : Household Economics; Welfare; Development; Social Innovation;

    Abstract : Disparities in access to water are an undeniably important driver of inequality, across and within countries. One of the burdens of limited water access is the time that households spend fetching water. In this paper, I investigate the potential time saving impact of rain water harvesters (RWHs) in sub-urban Mexico City by following three steps. READ MORE

  3. 2. Establishing a sustainable water supply in Chonyonyo, Karagwe, Tanzania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Kristin Holmberg; [2017]
    Keywords : activated carbon filter; EPANET; microbiological barrier; MPN; pipe design criteria; storage effects; sustainable water supply; ultrafiltration; UV-light; water treatment; EPANET; hållbar vattenförsörjning; kolfilter; lagringseffekter; mikrobiologisk barriär; MPN; pipe design criteria; ultrafiltrering; UV-beredning; UV-ljus; vattenrening;

    Abstract : The small village Chonyonyo, in the district Karagwe in the northwest of Tanzania has a shortage of safe drinking water. Women and children spend several hours a day fetching water and gathering firewood to boil the water to make it more suitable for drinking. READ MORE

  4. 3. Cuamba Municipality, the capital of water? : A case study of the inclusion of female interests in water governance in Cuamba municipality, Mozambique.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Therese Abrahamsson; Elisa Gyllin; [2016]
    Keywords : Water governance; water source; women’s empowerment; female interests; four dimensions of water governance; Cuamba municipality; Mozambique.;

    Abstract : Abstract The purpose of this research is to examine if female interests have been included in different levels of water governance in Cuamba municipality, Mozambique in order to understand if gender equality and women empowerment is being addressed at the grassroots level. In Sub-Saharan Africa women generally have the responsibility of fetching water and are therefore directly affected by the quality and accessibility of water and sanitation services. READ MORE

  5. 4. WATER RESOURCES IN NAKAMTENGA, BURKINA FASO : QUALITY, QUANTITY AND RISKS

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Gustav Isaksson; Niklas Andersson; [2014]
    Keywords : Burkina Faso; water quality; Nakamtenga; water handling; wells; contamination risks.;

    Abstract : Nakamtenga is situated in Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world suffering from lack of potable water and food security, leading to starvation and illnesses such as diarrhea. The purpose and goal of the field study was consequently to analyze the water situation in Nakamtenga so that the results and conclusions drawn from it could help to improve the water situation. READ MORE

  6. 5. With a few liters of clean drinking water : a Cost Benefit Analysis of the socio-economic effects from implementing new clean drinking water technologies in rural India

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Erik Boije; Gustaf Eskhult; [2014]
    Keywords : water-related illness; cost-benefit analysis; India; atmospherical water; solar disinfection; water supply; clean drinking water;

    Abstract : In 2010, Airwatergreen AB started testing their new technology, the Airwaterwell, an atmospherical water generator of their own design that is running on solar heat, with a production capacity of three litres of water per day and m2. The purpose was to focus on foreign aid organizations as main purchasers for project investments towards rural communities in developing countries that suffer from lack of, or compromised quality of drinking water. READ MORE