Optimizing rural drinking water supply infrastructure to account for spatial variations

In groundwater quality and household welfare in Coastal Bangladesh

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 August 2021
Country:
Kenya
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Water and Sanitation
Authors:
Roman, O, Hoque, S.F., Ford, L, Salehin, M

Abstract

This study examines decision-making to invest in drinking water infrastructure in coastal Bangladesh, where increasing saline intrusion in aquifers intersects with high levels of poverty for the 20 million people living in the coastal region

This work is part of the ‘REACH Improving Water Security for the Poor’ programme

Citation

Roman, O., Hoque, S. F., Ford, L., Salehin, M., Alam, M. M., Hope, R., & Hall, J. W. (2021). Optimizing rural drinking water supply infrastructure to account for spatial variations in groundwater quality and household welfare in coastal Bangladesh. Water Resources Research, 57, e2021WR029621.

Optimizing rural drinking water supply infrastructure to account for spatial variations in groundwater quality and household welfare in Coastal Bangladesh

Published 1 August 2021
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