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<p>Water scarcity poses a critical challenge to sustainable development and public well-being, demanding robust community-level strategies for adaptation. This paper presents the Community Resilience Framework for Scarcity (CRFS), a comprehensive model to assess and enhance how communities withstand and adapt to water resource limitations. The CRFS framework integrates six core components, viz<i>.</i>, natural water availability, physical infrastructure, human and social capital, economic capacity and governance, to reflect the multifaceted determinants of community resilience under scarcity. Following the definition of these components, the study applies a structured indicator system and composite index methodology to quantify resilience conditions over time. Data from surveys, archival records and stakeholder interviews were normalized, scored and aggregated to assess changes from baseline conditions (around 2008) to 2022.The results show notable improvements in overall resilience from 2008 to 2022, particularly in water infrastructure and governance capacity, even as natural water availability indicators declined. The discussion highlights how targeted investments and policies (e.g. new water supply systems, community training programs) correspond to resilience gains, while underscoring persistent vulnerabilities (e.g. reliance on rainfall) that require ongoing attention. The CRFS provides a practical tool for water resource management practitioners to identify strengths and gaps in community preparedness for scarcity. Adopting a holistic, framework-based approach like the CRFS can guide strategic interventions and policy reforms to bolster community resilience against water scarcity, contributing to more sustainable and secure water management in vulnerable regions.</p>

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A community resilience framework for water scarcity (CRFS) in the small Island developing country of Trinidad and Tobago

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    2026年4月28日

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  • Suelan Chin,
  • Shanta Ramnath,
  • Koffka Khan,
  • Winston Elibox

摘要

Water scarcity poses a critical challenge to sustainable development and public well-being, demanding robust community-level strategies for adaptation. This paper presents the Community Resilience Framework for Scarcity (CRFS), a comprehensive model to assess and enhance how communities withstand and adapt to water resource limitations. The CRFS framework integrates six core components, viz., natural water availability, physical infrastructure, human and social capital, economic capacity and governance, to reflect the multifaceted determinants of community resilience under scarcity. Following the definition of these components, the study applies a structured indicator system and composite index methodology to quantify resilience conditions over time. Data from surveys, archival records and stakeholder interviews were normalized, scored and aggregated to assess changes from baseline conditions (around 2008) to 2022.The results show notable improvements in overall resilience from 2008 to 2022, particularly in water infrastructure and governance capacity, even as natural water availability indicators declined. The discussion highlights how targeted investments and policies (e.g. new water supply systems, community training programs) correspond to resilience gains, while underscoring persistent vulnerabilities (e.g. reliance on rainfall) that require ongoing attention. The CRFS provides a practical tool for water resource management practitioners to identify strengths and gaps in community preparedness for scarcity. Adopting a holistic, framework-based approach like the CRFS can guide strategic interventions and policy reforms to bolster community resilience against water scarcity, contributing to more sustainable and secure water management in vulnerable regions.