Water insecurity, water borrowing and psychosocial stress among Daasanach pastoralists in northern Kenya

Leslie B. Ford; Hilary J. Bethancourt; Zane S. Swanson; Rosemary Nzunza; Amber Wutich; Alexandra Brewis; Sera Young; David M. Almeida; Matthew Douglass; Emmanuel K. Ndiema; David R. Braun; Herman Pontzer; Asher Y. Rosinger

doi:10.1080/02508060.2022.2138050

Water insecurity, water borrowing and psychosocial stress among Daasanach pastoralists in northern Kenya

Leslie B. Ford, Hilary J. Bethancourt, Zane S. Swanson, Rosemary Nzunza, Amber Wutich, Alexandra Brewis, Sera Young, David M. Almeida, Matthew Douglass, Emmanuel K. Ndiema, David R. Braun, Herman Pontzer, Asher Y. Rosinger

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This article quantifies Daasanach water insecurity experiences in northern Kenya, examines how water insecurity is associated with water borrowing and psychosocial stress, and evaluates if water borrowing mitigates the stress from water insecurity. Of 133 households interviewed in seven communities, 94.0% were water insecure and 74.4% borrowed water three or more times in the prior month. Regression analyses demonstrate water-borrowing frequency moderates the relationship between water insecurity and psychosocial stress. Only those who rarely or never borrowed water reported greater stress with higher water insecurity. The coping mechanism of water borrowing may help blunt water insecurity-related stress.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	63-86
Number of pages	24
Journal	Water International
Volume	48
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2022.2138050
State	Published - 2023

Keywords

Kenya
Water insecurity
pastoralists
psychosocial stress
water borrowing

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Water Science and Technology
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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Ford, L. B., Bethancourt, H. J., Swanson, Z. S., Nzunza, R., Wutich, A., Brewis, A., Young, S., Almeida, D. M., Douglass, M., Ndiema, E. K., Braun, D. R., Pontzer, H., & Rosinger, A. Y. (2023). Water insecurity, water borrowing and psychosocial stress among Daasanach pastoralists in northern Kenya. Water International, 48(1), 63-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2022.2138050

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