Water sharing, reciprocity, and need: a comparative study of interhousehold water transfers in sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorBrewis, A
dc.contributor.authorRosinger, A
dc.contributor.authorWutich, A
dc.contributor.authorAdams, E
dc.contributor.authorCronk, L
dc.contributor.authorPearson, A
dc.contributor.authorYoung, S
dc.contributor.authorThe HWISE Research Coordination Network
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-29T14:36:51Z
dc.date.available2022-08-29T14:36:51Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionScholarly articleen_US
dc.description.abstractWater sharing between households could crucially mitigate short-term household water shortages, yet it is a vastly understudied phenomenon. Here we use comparative survey data from eight sites in seven sub-Saharan African countries (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda) to answer three questions: With whom do households share water? What is expected in return? And what roles do need and affordability play in shaping those transfers? We find that water is shared predominantly between neighbors, that transfers are more frequent when water is less available and less affordable, and that most sharing occurs with no expectation of direct payback. These findings identify water sharing, as a form of generalized reciprocity, to be a basic and consistent household coping strategy against shortages and unaffordability of water in sub-Saharan Africa.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipIMMANAen_US
dc.identifier.citationBrewis A, Rosinger A, Wutich A, Adams E, Cronk L, Pearson A, Workman C, Young S & Household Water Insecurity Experiences-Research Coordination Network (HWISE-RCN*). Water sharing, reciprocity, and need: a comparative study of interhousehold water transfers in sub-Saharan Africa. Economic Anthropology 2019; 1-14. DOI:10.1002/sea2.12143.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI:10.1002/sea2.12143
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/11114
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEconomic Anthropologyen_US
dc.subjectWateren_US
dc.subjectWater Insecurityen_US
dc.subjectHousehold Economicsen_US
dc.subjectTransfersen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINE::Social medicineen_US
dc.titleWater sharing, reciprocity, and need: a comparative study of interhousehold water transfers in sub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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