The project investigated the impacts of providing clean water through BRAC-distributed rainwater harvesting tanks as a climate adaptation intervention in rural southwestern Bangladesh. It explored property rights implications and broader socio-economic ripple effects arising from private versus public allocation of the tanks, with a focus on outcomes related to household livelihoods, time use, social cohesion, gender roles, climate change beliefs, water sources and use, and self-reported health. The study compared treatment households that had recently received tanks with comparable control households to generate rigorous evidence on how improved access to clean water influences property rights, women’s empowerment, and community dynamics in a climate-vulnerable region. dRi implemented the quantitative household surveys, reaching a minimum of 600 treatment households, 600–1200 potential control households, and 500 final control households. The project was funded by the International Growth Centre (IGC) and the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO), United Kingdom.
Serial No: 306
Theme: Environmental and Climate Issues
Research Method: Quantitative
Partner: University of Oxford (Funded by International Growth Centre (IGC), LSE)
Starting Year: 2025
Study Area: Rural southwestern Bangladesh
