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Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting Technology and Women Time Allocation in District Bagh and Battagram Pakistan

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  • Ajaz Ahmed

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad)

  • Usman Mustafa

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad)

  • Mahmood Khalid

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad)

Abstract

Water is essential requirement of life and its accessibility is the basic right of all human beings. Safe drinking water is an essential component of primary health. It plays a vital role in livelihood, food security and sustainable development. Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Technology (RRWH) is a best alternative approach to conserve and supply water. Especially, it is crucial in seismically sensitive, geographically uneven, and countryside areas. A large majority of population in Pakistan is living in areas, where access to safe drinking water is very serious issue. In these areas most vulnerable segment of population is women because they are the ones who have to fetch water from far flung areas for their daily consumption. In order to resolve the issue of water in Pakistan, a number of public and private agencies are working in this field. Different approaches, techniques, and practices are being adopted to address this issue. Present study evaluates the impact of RRWH technology with special reference to women time allocation in Bagh and Battagram districts of Pakistan. Analyses were carried out using Ordinary Least Square (OLS) technique to quantify the results. The results reveal that RRWH technology is viable, time saving, women friendly, and sustainable source of safe drinking water supply, especially in seismically sensitive, geographically uneven, and countryside areas of Pakistan.

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  • Ajaz Ahmed & Usman Mustafa & Mahmood Khalid, 2011. "Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting Technology and Women Time Allocation in District Bagh and Battagram Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 50(4), pages 459-470.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:50:y:2011:i:4:p:459-470
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    1. Naveed Ahmad & Sikandar Khan & Muhsan Ehsan & Fayaz Ur Rehman & Abdullatif Al-Shuhail, 2022. "Estimating the Total Volume of Running Water Bodies Using Geographic Information System (GIS): A Case Study of Peshawar Basin (Pakistan)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-23, March.
    2. Vica Marie Jelena Tomberge & Janine Stefanie Bischof & Regula Meierhofer & Akina Shrestha & Jennifer Inauen, 2021. "The Physical Burden of Water Carrying and Women’s Psychosocial Well-Being: Evidence from Rural Nepal," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(15), pages 1-11, July.

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    Keywords

    Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting: Safe Drinking Water; Seismically Sensitive; Geographically Uneven; and Countryside: Women; AJK and KP; Pakistan.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q25 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Water
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy
    • R28 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Government Policy

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