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Water Poverty Index (2002)

This layer presents the Water Poverty Index (WPI) in 141 countries around the world. The WPI is a water management tool that expresses an interdisciplinary measure which links household welfare with water availability and indicates the degree to which water scarcity impacts on human populations. It is calculated using 5 components: resources, access, capacity, use, environment. The WPI combines measures of water availability and access with the people’s capacity to access water. People can be considered as « water poor » if the water is not enough available for their basic needs (they may have to walk a long way to get it or supplies may be limited) or if people can’t access to water even if it is available (for example if they can’t afford to pay for it).

For more information, see the paper: http://econwpa.repec.org/eps/dev/papers/0211/0211003.pdf

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Last Updated June 27, 2019, 11:41 (EDT)
Created June 27, 2019, 11:41 (EDT)
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