Working Paper 16

The study is one component of RiPPLE's Growth Long-termAction Research Project (Growth LARS), which focuses on how investments in theWater and Sanitation Sector contribute to poverty reduction, sustainablelivelihoods and pro-poor growth. One component of the Growth LARS focuses oninvestigating how best to build resilience of communities and householdsvulnerable to climate change hazards by strengthening policy, planning, andimplementation on water-based climate change adaptation measures. TheWater Economy for Livelihoods Systems (WELS) - previously known as theHousehold Water Economy Assessment (HWEA) - action research falls within thiscomponent of the Growth LARS and aims to provide both baseline data onhousehold access to water and how this impacts on livelihoods systems, as wellas a dynamic set of analytical tools that allows for scenario-based assessmentof risk and prescriptive assessment of the impact of hazards.