Water storage systems and preference heterogeneity in water-scarce environments: a choice experiment in Nepal’s Koshi River Basin
Many rural communities in Nepal experience considerable water stress during the dry season. Water storage systems (WSSs) have been proposed to supplement rain-fed irrigation and augment domestic water services in these communities. We evaluate household preferences for WSSs using a choice experiment...
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| author | Price, J.I. Janmaat, J. Sugden, Fraser Bharati, Luna |
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| author_facet | Price, J.I. Janmaat, J. Sugden, Fraser Bharati, Luna |
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| description | Many rural communities in Nepal experience considerable water stress during the dry season. Water storage systems (WSSs) have been proposed to supplement rain-fed irrigation and augment domestic water services in these communities. We evaluate household preferences for WSSs using a choice experiment and latent class modeling techniques. Results indicate the presence of three classes. The majority of households (E92%) belong to two equally-sized classes, a relatively privileged group (i.e. wealthier, better educated, etc.) with strong preferences for supplemental irrigation and a less privileged group that is mainly interested in improved domestic water services. The remaining class’ preferences are dominated by the cost attribute and are consistent with households facing severe cash constraints. Estimated welfare effects reveal that WSSs disproportionately benefit the privileged, although this disparity is mitigated with the provision of domestic water. These findings highlight the potential welfare gains from WSS investments, but stress the need for multi-purpose water resource development and the potential for elite capture. |
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| spelling | CGSpace692372025-06-17T08:24:13Z Water storage systems and preference heterogeneity in water-scarce environments: a choice experiment in Nepal’s Koshi River Basin Price, J.I. Janmaat, J. Sugden, Fraser Bharati, Luna water storage supplemental irrigation rainfed farming rural communities water stress water supply water resources domestic water dry season households welfare econometrics Many rural communities in Nepal experience considerable water stress during the dry season. Water storage systems (WSSs) have been proposed to supplement rain-fed irrigation and augment domestic water services in these communities. We evaluate household preferences for WSSs using a choice experiment and latent class modeling techniques. Results indicate the presence of three classes. The majority of households (E92%) belong to two equally-sized classes, a relatively privileged group (i.e. wealthier, better educated, etc.) with strong preferences for supplemental irrigation and a less privileged group that is mainly interested in improved domestic water services. The remaining class’ preferences are dominated by the cost attribute and are consistent with households facing severe cash constraints. Estimated welfare effects reveal that WSSs disproportionately benefit the privileged, although this disparity is mitigated with the provision of domestic water. These findings highlight the potential welfare gains from WSS investments, but stress the need for multi-purpose water resource development and the potential for elite capture. 2016-01 2015-12-15T04:25:20Z 2015-12-15T04:25:20Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69237 en Limited Access Elsevier Price, J. I.; Janmaat, J.; Sugden, Fraser; Bharati, Luna. 2015. Water storage systems and preference heterogeneity in water-scarce environments: a choice experiment in Nepal’s Koshi River Basin. Water Resources and Economics, 13p. (Online first). doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wre.2015.09.003 |
| spellingShingle | water storage supplemental irrigation rainfed farming rural communities water stress water supply water resources domestic water dry season households welfare econometrics Price, J.I. Janmaat, J. Sugden, Fraser Bharati, Luna Water storage systems and preference heterogeneity in water-scarce environments: a choice experiment in Nepal’s Koshi River Basin |
| title | Water storage systems and preference heterogeneity in water-scarce environments: a choice experiment in Nepal’s Koshi River Basin |
| title_full | Water storage systems and preference heterogeneity in water-scarce environments: a choice experiment in Nepal’s Koshi River Basin |
| title_fullStr | Water storage systems and preference heterogeneity in water-scarce environments: a choice experiment in Nepal’s Koshi River Basin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Water storage systems and preference heterogeneity in water-scarce environments: a choice experiment in Nepal’s Koshi River Basin |
| title_short | Water storage systems and preference heterogeneity in water-scarce environments: a choice experiment in Nepal’s Koshi River Basin |
| title_sort | water storage systems and preference heterogeneity in water scarce environments a choice experiment in nepal s koshi river basin |
| topic | water storage supplemental irrigation rainfed farming rural communities water stress water supply water resources domestic water dry season households welfare econometrics |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69237 |
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