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1Nicholas School of the Environment, Department of Political Science, and Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|April 18, 2020
Resumen
La sequía afecta a la seguridad del agua al forzar los sistemas de agua de la comunidad. La fragmentación en la gestión del agua crea disparidades en la vulnerabilidad y respuesta a la sequía, lo que requiere un estudio adicional para mejorar el acceso al agua.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias del medio ambiente
- Políticas públicas
- Sociología
Sus antecedentes:
- La sequía es un factor de estrés importante que contribuye a la inseguridad hídrica.
- Los sistemas comunitarios de agua son cruciales para el acceso de los hogares al agua potable.
- La economía política local influye en el rendimiento del sistema de agua durante la sequía.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar cómo la sequía afecta el acceso de los hogares al agua potable.
- Analizar el papel de los sistemas comunitarios de agua en la vulnerabilidad a la sequía.
- Identificar estrategias para mejorar la seguridad hídrica en medio de la sequía.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de la investigación sobre la economía política local del suministro de agua potable.
- Análisis de las limitaciones de los sistemas comunitarios de agua durante la sequía.
- Examen de la fragmentación de las responsabilidades en materia de agua potable.
Principales resultados:
- La fragmentación en la responsabilidad del sistema hídrico conduce a disparidades en la vulnerabilidad a la sequía.
- Estas disparidades afectan a la preparación y respuesta a la sequía en las comunidades.
- La comprensión actual de estas disparidades es limitada.
Conclusiones:
- Abordar la fragmentación en la gobernanza del agua es clave para reducir la vulnerabilidad a la sequía.
- Se necesita más investigación para comprender y mitigar las disparidades en la seguridad hídrica.
- Las estrategias para ampliar la seguridad hídrica deben tener en cuenta la economía política local del suministro de agua.
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