Rural-urban water reallocation, inequity and vulnerability of rural populations: causal mechanisms in Asia and Africa

• Project/Area Number: 24K03159
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 80010:Area studies-related
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: HUSSAIN NAZIA 東京大学, 未来ビジョン研究センター, 講師 (30837860)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 麻田 玲 山口大学, 経済学部, 講師 (00767361) ; 汪 牧耘 東京大学, 東洋文化研究所, 特任研究員 (00968513) ; 華井 和代 東京大学, 未来ビジョン研究センター, 特任講師 (10768013) ; Maemura Yu 東京大学, 大学院新領域創成科学研究科, 講師 (60743854)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥18,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,230,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥7,020,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,620,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000)
• Keywords: water / rural-urban / governance / inequities / mechanisms

Outline of Research at the Start

As competition over water intensifies globally, so do concerns about increasing inequities. Yet, which causal pathways may lead to such political outcomes? Building on political ecology, this research will identify mechanisms linked with water governance that may shape inequities in Asia & Africa.