How to measure urban water security? An introduction to the Water Security Assessment Tool (WATSAT)

The objective of the project was to develop a web-based digital tool called the Water Security Assessment Tool (WATSAT) to help city authorities and decision-makers make an objective evaluation of the water security situation in the city. It uses an indicator-based methodology that measures five distinct dimensions (broad elements) of water security: “Water supply and...

Babel, M., Chapagain, K., & Shinde, V.R. (2023). How to measure urban water security? An introduction to the Water Security Assessment Tool (WATSAT). APN Science Bulletin, 13(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2023.2166

A framework for water security assessment at basin scale

The objective of this study was to develop an operational water security assessment framework for basin-scale analysis using an indicator-based methodology. Because operationalization of water security enhancement will require a bottom-up approach, the study considered basin-scale analysis instead of the traditional national-scale analyses. The DPSIR (Driving Forces-Pressures-State-Impact-Response) framework was used to identify the pertinent driving...

Babel, M., & Shinde, V. (2018). A framework for water security assessment at basin scale. APN Science Bulletin, 8(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2018.342