TY - JOUR
T1 - Inequality of household water security follows a Development Kuznets Curve
AU - HWISE Research Coordination Network
AU - Mao, Feng
AU - Miller, Joshua D.
AU - Young, Sera L.
AU - Krause, Stefan
AU - Hannah, David M.
AU - Brewis, Alexandra
AU - Trowell, Alex
AU - Pearson, Amber L.
AU - Wutich, Amber
AU - Sullivan, Andrea
AU - Rosinger, Asher Y.
AU - Hagaman, Ashley
AU - Workman, Cassandra
AU - Staddon, Chad
AU - Tshala-Katumbay, Desire
AU - Krishnakumar, Divya
AU - Adams, Ellis
AU - Sánchez-Rodriguez, Ernesto C.
AU - Carrillo, Genny
AU - Asiki, Gershim
AU - Ghattas, Hala
AU - Eini-Zinab, Hassan
AU - Melgar-Quiñonez, Hugo
AU - Ahmed, Farooq
AU - Moran-Martinez, Javier
AU - Maupin, Jonathan
AU - Escobar-Vargas, Jorge
AU - Stoler, Justin
AU - Mathad, Jyoti
AU - Chapman, Kelly
AU - Maes, Kenneth
AU - Samayoa-Figueroa, Luisa
AU - Sheikhi, Mahdieh
AU - Alexander, Mallika
AU - Santoso, Marianne V.
AU - Freeman, Matthew C.
AU - Boivin, Michael J.
AU - Morales, Milton Marin
AU - Balogun, Mobolanle
AU - Ghorbani, Monet
AU - Omidvar, Nasrin
AU - Triviño, Nathaly
AU - Hawley, Nicola
AU - Owuor, Patrick Mbullo
AU - Tutu, Raymond
AU - Schuster, Roseanne C.
AU - Rasheed, Sabrina
AU - Collins, Shalean M.
AU - Srivastava, Sonali
AU - Cole, Stroma
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Water security requires not only sufficient availability of and access to safe and acceptable quality for domestic uses, but also fair distribution within and across populations. However, a key research gap remains in understanding water security inequality and its dynamics, which in turn creates an impediment to tracking progress towards sustainable development. Therefore, we analyse the inequality of water security using data from 7603 households across 28 sites in 22 low- and middle-income countries, measured using the Household Water Insecurity Experiences Scale. Here we show an inverted-U shaped relationship between site water security and inequality of household water security. This Kuznets-like curve suggests a process that as water security grows, the inequality of water security first increases then decreases. This research extends the Kuznets curve applications and introduces the Development Kuznets Curve concept. Its practical implications support building water security and achieving more fair, inclusive, and sustainable development.
AB - Water security requires not only sufficient availability of and access to safe and acceptable quality for domestic uses, but also fair distribution within and across populations. However, a key research gap remains in understanding water security inequality and its dynamics, which in turn creates an impediment to tracking progress towards sustainable development. Therefore, we analyse the inequality of water security using data from 7603 households across 28 sites in 22 low- and middle-income countries, measured using the Household Water Insecurity Experiences Scale. Here we show an inverted-U shaped relationship between site water security and inequality of household water security. This Kuznets-like curve suggests a process that as water security grows, the inequality of water security first increases then decreases. This research extends the Kuznets curve applications and introduces the Development Kuznets Curve concept. Its practical implications support building water security and achieving more fair, inclusive, and sustainable development.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85135551895
U2 - 10.1038/s41467-022-31867-3
DO - 10.1038/s41467-022-31867-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 35941133
AN - SCOPUS:85135551895
SN - 2041-1723
VL - 13
JO - Nature Communications
JF - Nature Communications
IS - 1
M1 - 4525
ER -