Causes and effects of urban water scarcity on households in Daye town administration, Southern Ethiopia

Figures & data

Figure 1. Map of the study area.

Source: Sidama Zone Housing and Urban Development Bureau, 2020.

Table 1. Sampling method and sample household selection from each kebele based on proportion.

No	List of selected kebeles	Total household per-kebele	Sample households of each kebele = sample size (279) × household size of each kebele ÷ total households of three kebeles (926)
1	Bocesa-Golba	224	67
2	Daamo	378	114
3	Ejersa	324	98
Total		926	279

Source: Researchers calculation, 2020.

Table 2. The water barrier differentiation.

Index m3 per capita	Category/condition
>1700	No stress
1,000–1,700	Stress
500–1,000	Scarcity
<500	Absolute scarcity

Source: Nepomilueva (2017, p. 10).

Figure 2. The economic impacts of water scarcity.

Source: Household survey, 2020.

Figure 3. Status of the equity of the water supply service in the town.

Source: Household survey, 2020.

Figure 4. Household’s participation at different stages of water supply schemes in the study area.

Source: Own survey, 2020.

Sidama Zone Housing and Urban Development Bureau. (2020). Sidama Zone fiscal year report for (2019/2020).

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Nepomilueva, D. (2017). Water scarcity indexes: Water availability to satisfy human needs [BSc thesis]. Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Science.

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