2020
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1756752
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Differentiated vulnerabilities and capacities for adaptation to water shortage in Gaborone, Botswana

Abstract: Employing the heuristic of intersectionality, this study analyzes household effects and responses to water shortage in Gaborone, Botswana, focusing on residents' adaptive capacity and vulnerability. Using data collected through qualitative interviews, we find that households from all socio-economic backgrounds face various effects from water shortage and use numerous strategies to reduce exposure and impact. A key insight is that vulnerability and adaptive capacity are not equally distributed between, or withi… Show more

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“…It has been well established that poor access to water exposes rural populations to water‐related diseases including cholera, malaria, and dengue (Arku et al, 2015; Asoba et al, 2019; Cronk et al, 2021; Denton, 2019; Deshpande et al, 2020; Marcantonio, 2009; Mazvimavi & Mmopelwa, 2006; Ntouda et al, 2013; Nyong & Kanaroglou, 2013; Onabolu et al, 2011; Owolabi, 2007; Schlamovitz & Becker, 2021; Sevilimedu et al, 2018; Stevenson et al, 2012; Yillia et al, 2021). Moreover, emerging evidence demonstrates an association between water fetching and adverse musculoskeletal and mental health impacts and women's safety in SSA.…”
Section: Results—climate Change Water and Women: Complex Interlinkagesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…It has been well established that poor access to water exposes rural populations to water‐related diseases including cholera, malaria, and dengue (Arku et al, 2015; Asoba et al, 2019; Cronk et al, 2021; Denton, 2019; Deshpande et al, 2020; Marcantonio, 2009; Mazvimavi & Mmopelwa, 2006; Ntouda et al, 2013; Nyong & Kanaroglou, 2013; Onabolu et al, 2011; Owolabi, 2007; Schlamovitz & Becker, 2021; Sevilimedu et al, 2018; Stevenson et al, 2012; Yillia et al, 2021). Moreover, emerging evidence demonstrates an association between water fetching and adverse musculoskeletal and mental health impacts and women's safety in SSA.…”
Section: Results—climate Change Water and Women: Complex Interlinkagesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In some cases, households remain loyal to the system (“loyalty strategy”) by changing behaviors and practices to cope with persistent water shortages or adverse water quality. Some strategies include reducing household water use, water treatment, reprioritizing (stopping or rescheduling) domestic activities, and substituting food types that require less water for preparation (Amoah et al, 2018; Dickin et al, 2011; Jeil et al, 2020; Myeni & Wentink, 2020; Ngarava et al, 2019; Nyong & Kanaroglou, 2013; Quinn et al, 2011; Rankoana, 2021; Schlamovitz & Becker, 2021; Venkataramanan et al, 2019). In Ghana, Jeil et al (2020) found that chronic water shortages forced women to change their livelihood strategy of brewing pito (local drink made from fermented millet) to trading cereals.…”
Section: Results—climate Change Water and Women: Complex Interlinkagesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In this issue we include three articles that are technical and management in nature (Alexander et al, 2020;Basheer et al, 2019;Prince et al, 2020). Others discuss political change and transnational politics (Adeniran & Daniell, 2020); understanding of water governance systems in extreme droughts (Nguyen et al, 2020); vulnerabilities and capacities for adaptation to water shortages (Schlamovitz & Becker, 2020); meeting water requirements during dry seasons (Goes et al, 2020); and promotion of multiple-use water services (Holm et al, 2020). With the aim of promoting dissemination for those authors who cannot pay for open access, we will continue to choose one article per issue and make it free-to-view online for three months.…”
Section: Covid-19 and Clean Water Sanitation And Wastewater Managementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Almost 70% of our planet is covered by water, with two-thirds of that water inaccessible to use or frozen in glaciers, and only 3% of that is freshwater (WWF, 2021). The global water demand has been growing at an increasing rate, forecasted to rise by 55% in the next few decades (Abedin et al, 2014;Schlamovitz & Becker, 2021). Around two billion people cannot safely access drinking water, and approximately 2.3 billion people lack safely managed sanitation in 2020 (UN, 2021a).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%