Cost effective adaptation to flood : sanitation interventions in the Gandak river basin, India
Date
2019-11-09
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Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
Abstract
Given the acute deficits in sanitation in the region, the study looks at technology options that demonstrate how climate risk management can be integrated with development targets for poor and marginalized households. The cost-effectiveness of technology options is altered substantially when the costs of current and future flood events are incorporated into the equation. The study reveals that engineering or construction cost-based norms can under-estimate the benefits of integrating climate risks into infrastructure design, and the importance of capturing non-marketed benefits in such assessments. Findings indicate that policy interventions need to be sensitive to interaction effects between technology and climate change.
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SANITATION, FLOODS, TOILETS, COST EFFECTIVENESS, CIMATE CHANGE POLICY, INFRASTRUCTURE, HIMALAYA, RIVER BASINS, PUBLIC HEALTH, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, INDIA, SOUTH ASIA