Title | Multiple-use water service (MUS) : cost effectiveness and contribution towards poverty reduction : a case study of Nepal : a thesis submitted to the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy of Central European University in part fulfilment of the |
Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Authors | Shrestha, P |
Pagination | [xiii], 117 p.; ill.; photographs; 39 refs; 15 fig.; 15 tab. |
Date Published | 2010-05-01 |
Publisher | S.n. |
Place Published | Budapest, Hungary |
Keywords | agricultural wastewater, agriculture, comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture, cost benefit analysis, food hygiene, multiple use, multiple-use of water, nepal, poverty, water supply services, water use |
Abstract |
Multiple- Use water Service (MUS), a participatory, integrated and poverty-reduction focused approach, is a pivot of meeting three major needs of any agricultural developing countries: accessible safe drinking water, agriculture development via irrigation and poverty reduction. This study aims to analyse MUS in terms of its cost effectiveness in domestic water supply services and conduct poverty impact analysis, taking a case study of Nepal. The study conducts Net Present Value (NPV), Discounted and Net Benefit Cost Ratio (BCRd and BCRn respectively), Payback period and Financial Internal Rate of Return (FIRR) calculation, which shows that the investment in the MUS is highly profitable in financial terms. The NPV, BCRd , BCRn average values were found 45,345 US $, 1.5 ratio and 50% respectively. The payback period was found 13 months on average and the FIRR to be 58%. With access to productive uses of water, there are significant improvement in income level, food security, household nutrition, health, sanitation |
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