Prohibitive cost of water
Name(s):
Inflated cost of supplying additional water
Incidence
According to a 1999 report, poor residents in Lima, Peru, pay private vendors as much as $3 per cubic meter for buckets of often-contaminated water while the more affluent pay 30 cents per cubic meter for treated municipal tap water.
In India, some households spent a staggering 25 percent of their incomes on water in 1999.
Broader
Aggravates
Fouling of water pipes [in 4 loops]
Limited sewerage options [in 6 loops]
Prohibitive irrigation costs [in 10 loops]
Inadequate water supply in rural communities [in 31 loops]
Aggravated by
Reduced by
Value(s)
Type
(D) Detailed problems