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To assess multidimensional water security across urban slums by evaluating water supply, sanitation and hygiene, environmental conditions, climatic risks, and governance.

August 14, 2026WaterOpen Access

Assessing Water Security in Dhaka City Slums

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SRShamsunnahar Runu MMM. Shahjahan Mondal

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Mixed-methods assessment reveals significant spatial and dimensional disparities in water security across urban slums, highlighting urgent infrastructure and governance needs.

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To assess multidimensional water security across urban slums by evaluating water supply, sanitation and hygiene, environmental conditions, climatic risks, and governance.
Conducted a mixed-methods assessment in slums of Dhaka City, Bangladesh, using quantitative household surveys, water quality tests, and waterlogging assessments alongside qualitative focus group discussions and key informant interviews.
Calculated a composite Water Security Index (WSI) scored on a 5.00-point scale across five core dimensions.
Overall Water Security Index scores varied substantially across communities, ranging from 1.72 in Rajur slum to 3.34 in Nabinagar Housing slum on a 5.00-point scale.
Dimensional scores exhibited wide disparity across the study area, with the water environment scoring lowest at 1.86 and water supply scoring highest at 3.05.

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Runu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ee587b70b84ec8b9147aa https://doi.org/10.3390/w18161974

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August 14, 2026WaterOpen Access

Assessing Water Security in Dhaka City Slums

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Authors

SRShamsunnahar Runu MMM. Shahjahan Mondal

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Overview

Mixed-methods assessment reveals significant spatial and dimensional disparities in water security across urban slums, highlighting urgent infrastructure and governance needs.

Key Points

To assess multidimensional water security across urban slums by evaluating water supply, sanitation and hygiene, environmental conditions, climatic risks, and governance.
Conducted a mixed-methods assessment in slums of Dhaka City, Bangladesh, using quantitative household surveys, water quality tests, and waterlogging assessments alongside qualitative focus group discussions and key informant interviews.
Calculated a composite Water Security Index (WSI) scored on a 5.00-point scale across five core dimensions.
Overall Water Security Index scores varied substantially across communities, ranging from 1.72 in Rajur slum to 3.34 in Nabinagar Housing slum on a 5.00-point scale.
Dimensional scores exhibited wide disparity across the study area, with the water environment scoring lowest at 1.86 and water supply scoring highest at 3.05.

Cite This Study

Runu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ee587b70b84ec8b9147aa https://doi.org/10.3390/w18161974

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