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Impact of Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting Technology on Women Well-being in Hilly and Fragile Areas: Evidence from Pakistan

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  • Ajaz Ahmed

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Islamabad.)

  • Usman Mustafa

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Islamabad.)

  • Muhammad Nasir

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Islamabad.)

Abstract

Availability of fresh water remained a serious issue and its severity is increasing day by day. The situation is further being deteriorating in earthquake prone, hilly, and rural areas. In these areas most vulnerable segment of population is women for they are the ones who have to fetch water far from their dwelling units. In order to resolve the water crisis, different approaches, techniques, and practices are being adopted, among which one is Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting (RRWH). This study assesses the impact of RRWH system with special reference to women health in the hilly and earth quake affected areas of Bagh and Battagram villages of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, respectively. Analyses are carried out using Negative Binomial Regression technique to quantify the results. The results reveal that RRWH technology is viable, profitable; women friendly and sustainable source of water supply, especially in the earthquake prone, hilly, and rural areas which are receiving comparatively high rain fall in Pakistan.

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  • Ajaz Ahmed & Usman Mustafa & Muhammad Nasir, 2011. "Impact of Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting Technology on Women Well-being in Hilly and Fragile Areas: Evidence from Pakistan," CEECC Working Paper 2011:01, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
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    1. World Bank, 2005. "Pakistan : Country Water Resources Assistance Strategy, Water Economy : Running Dry," World Bank Publications - Reports 8343, The World Bank Group.
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    Keywords

    Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting; Earthquake Prone and Hilly Areas; Women; Negative Binomial Regression; Pakistan;
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    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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