Exploring Socio-Economic Experiences of Water Insecurity in District Rawalpindi, Punjab

Abstract

Water insecurity is an emerging topic in the context of the growing body of literature. There is a dearth of qualitative research on water insecurity in the context of Pakistan.Current research aims at investigating and explaining the socio-economic impacts of water insecurity in the context of Rawalpindi District of Punjab, Pakistan. This study is based on qualitative research methods, using key informant interviews from the members of the household in the municipalities of New Lalazar and Gorakhpur in Rawalpindi District, Punjab. The sample for the interviews comprised of forty individuals with twenty males and twenty females to ensure equal gender participation.This article focuses on (1) the Socio-economic experiences of Water insecurity at the community level, (2)Coping strategies adopted by the community for water insecurity at the household level. This article suggests that water insecurity may also produce household struggles and individual distress at the micro and macro levels.