The Water Diaries

Cyclones, flash floods, droughts, and pollution batter the aspirations of people living at the sharp end of water insecurity. By charting the daily water use behaviour of people in Kenya and Bangladesh for a year, this book explores the intersecting drivers of global water risks and the spatial and seasonal inequalities. Comprising a clear methodological chapter and four detailed case studies of both urban and rural areas, it critically reviews existing policy and institutional design, arguing for a new architecture in allocating risks and responsibilities fairly and effectively between government, communities, enterprises, and water users. In identifying the risks and potential responses for policy and investment action, it provides theoretical insights and a practical guide to developing more effective policy in Kenya and Bangladesh, with solutions that will be applicable in other regions facing similar challenges. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

• Avoids jargon and is accessible to a broad audience comprising academics and non-academics alike
• Provides an interdisciplinary analysis drawing on a collaborative programme of climate analysis, social surveys, daily water diaries and policy analysis in two countries over five years
• Informed by partnerships with organisations like UNICEF as well as private sector practitioners
• Based on research carried out through the REACH programme, a renowned global research programme with the aim of improving water security for the poor by delivering world-class science that transforms policy and practice
• This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core