eprintid: 10150031
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creators_name: Ojha, H
creators_name: Neupane, KR
creators_name: Khatri, D
creators_name: Devkota, K
creators_name: Maskey, G
creators_name: Dahal, N
creators_name: Joshi, T
creators_name: Kovacs, EK
title: Urban water security in South Asia: Crucial policy lessons from the Nepalese town of Bidur
ispublished: pub
divisions: C03
divisions: F26
divisions: B03
divisions: UCL
keywords: Community-managed water systems, Nepal, resilience, South Asia, urban water insecurity
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abstract: The rapidly urbanizing and highly populated South Asian region is facing a water crisis. As a key response, large centralized water systems are being put in place, replacing small and community-based systems. In this discussion note, we present the case of Nepal's town of Bidur to show that Himalayan South Asian towns cannot ensure water supply by neglecting community-based and small-scale water supply systems. Using insights from qualitative and quantitative data collected during 2014–2019, we argue that decentralized and community-based urban water systems are more resilient than large ones during disasters. Our argument is based on the analysis of Bidur's response to the 2015 earthquake as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. We show that a mixed approach of large and small water supply schemes provides a promising solution to water insecurity in the South Asian towns. This approach can be realized by promoting diversity of water management strategies and creating research-informed planning and discussion forums at the community and municipality levels. We also recommend municipalities to formulate a comprehensive water security strategy, considering the current and future scenarios of water demand and supply.
date: 2020-11
date_type: published
publisher: Wiley
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1002/wwp2.12041
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1943878
doi: 10.1002/wwp2.12041
lyricists_name: Kovacs, Eszter
lyricists_id: EKOVA54
actors_name: Kovacs, Eszter
actors_id: EKOVA54
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: World Water Policy
volume: 6
number: 2
pagerange: 259-266
citation:        Ojha, H;    Neupane, KR;    Khatri, D;    Devkota, K;    Maskey, G;    Dahal, N;    Joshi, T;           Ojha, H;  Neupane, KR;  Khatri, D;  Devkota, K;  Maskey, G;  Dahal, N;  Joshi, T;  Kovacs, EK;   - view fewer <#>    (2020)    Urban water security in South Asia: Crucial policy lessons from the Nepalese town of Bidur.                   World Water Policy , 6  (2)   pp. 259-266.    10.1002/wwp2.12041 <https://doi.org/10.1002/wwp2.12041>.       Green open access   
 
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