An Assessment of Water Resources in the Taiwan Strait Island Using the Water Poverty Index

Tung-Tsan Chen, Wei-Ling Hsu and Wen-Kuang Chen
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Tung-Tsan Chen: Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Management, National Quemoy University, Kinmen County 89250, Taiwan
Wei-Ling Hsu: School of Urban and Environmental Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Huai’an 223300, Jiangsu, China
Wen-Kuang Chen: Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Management, National Quemoy University, Kinmen County 89250, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 6, 1-22

Abstract: Water resources are a very important issue in the Global Risk 2015 published by the World Economic Forum. The research objective of this study was to construct a Water Poverty Index (WPI) for islands. The empirical scope of this study was based on Kinmen Island in the Taiwan Strait, which has very scarce water resources. Kinmen has a dry climate with low rainfall and high evaporation. Therefore, the Kinmen area is long-term dependent on groundwater resources and faces serious water resource problems. This study used the WPI to examine various issues related to water resources. In addition, this study selected several main indicators and performed time series calculations to examine the future trends of water resources in Kinmen. The results show that the overall water resources of Kinmen are scarce. To ensure sustainable development of water resources in Kinmen, policies to improve water scarcity, such as water resource development, water storage improvement, and groundwater control, should be researched. The research results of this study can be used as a reference for government agencies in formulating and revising water resources to achieve the sustainable development of island-type water resources.

Keywords: Water Poverty Index; Delphi method; water scarcity; time series (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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