期刊名称：Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment
印刷版ISSN：2392-4101
出版年度：2014
卷号：14
页码：43-48
DOI：10.3126/hn.v14i0.11259
语种：English
出版社：Environmental Resources Group (P) Ltd (e-RG Nepal)
摘要：This paper describes the implications of growing urbanization in combination with climatic variability on water security and adaptation strategies of people in the peri-urban landscape of Kathmandu valley. Through a series of focus group discussions and key informant interviews, we found that entire households at Lubhu, Nepal depend on public stand posts with water supplied for few hours a day. Hydro-meteorological data analysis for the area showed an increasing trend of temperature, but a clear pattern in precipitation was not found. However, people perceived the changes in both precipitation and temperature and impacts on their livelihoods. People have envisioned development of a filtration system to treat water from another source. However currently, they have been fetching water from dug wells and spring sources in neighbouring VDCs during the days without water supply in stand posts. Farmers have been adapting to water scarcity by switching to less water demanding crops, by leaving land fallow, and by taking on off-farm activities. The concern for sustainable water management is growing among the community, however. Strong dedication and unity among the communities is essential to ensure the water security in the village. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hn.v14i0.11259 HYDRO Nepal Journal Journal of Water, Energy and Environment Volume: 14, 2014, January Page: 43-48
