Water for life: ceaseless routine efforts for collecting drinking water in remote mountainous villages of Nepal

摘要: The objective of this research was to investigate the current status water-collection behaviours and their determinants, which are associated with burden collecting water. This focused on remote hinterlands Nepal, little is known about residents’ livelihoods; therefore, particular attention paid household burdens in terms time devoted activities. A survey conducted households from mountainous regions Nepal whose infrastructure limited poor water supply access electricity. results indicated that one or two members a were responsible for water, approximately 40% used multiple sites. Moreover, visited collection location 3–4 times per day. Based each member, an average 148.6 min activities factors total include number members, sex head, years education share children women engaged collection. estimation also storage spent less yield key information villagers regions, substantial improvement pivotal achieving universal under sustainable development goals.