Johanna Koehler
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3708467 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Johanna Koehler |
| NOMBRES | Johanna |
| APELLIDO | Koehler |
| FIRMA | KOEHLER J |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9045-4844 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2018 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Engendering the policy debate on valuing water
Injustice flows along Itaya River
In riverine contexts shaped by seasonal fluctuations, communities cultivate ways of living with water that reflect deep social and ecological entanglements. This study focuses on Bajo Belén, a peri-urban community along the Itaya River in the Peruvian Amazon, where residents live with vaciante (dry season) and creciente (flood season) through practices that sustain their livelihoods. Using a braided approach by weaving living with river rhythmici…
The financialization of rivers
The CDM funded hundreds of large hydropower dams in rivers at risk for conflict. • The Mekong Region received an inordinate amount of CDM funded dams. • This water blind climate change policy is increasing hydropolitical tensions. The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a key carbon offset scheme that underpins the global carbon market. This mechanism leaves out many other non-carbon considerations, including the impacts of the …
Community Decisions to Insure Against Collective Risk
Collective risks threaten development at the global and local level. This study presents empirical evidence on investment decisions that protect the group from future losses. We focus on community decisions to prevent potential losses associated with the breakdown of rural water infrastructure by paying for maintenance services. We conduct a novel, incentivised framed field experiment in Kenya, with 864 participants in 144 communities. Using a on…
Fractured hegemony and Vietnamese pragmatism in the Red River basin
Now you see me, now you don't
Managing contractual uncertainty for drinking water services in rural Mali
Contracts allocate rights, obligations, and risks between various parties to achieve specific results. In response to slow progress to deliver safe drinking water to rural populations, governments across Africa are increasingly introducing contracts with professional service providers. Contracts for drinking water service provision are designed to align operational outcomes with financial objectives. Yet, professional drinking water service provi…
Not all risks are equal
While it becomes apparent that the sustainable development goal for water will likely not be met by 2030, the first UN Water Conference in almost half a century has produced a large number of non-binding commitments and pledges, thus falling short of closing the global governance gap that is widening through climate change. This article adopts a risk governance perspective and provides reflections and recommendations on the need for coordination,…
Intra-seasonal rainfall and piped water revenue variability in rural Africa
Rainfall patterns influence water usage and revenue from user payments in rural Africa. We explore these dynamics by examining monthly rainfall against 4,888 records of rural piped water revenue in Ghana, Rwanda, and Uganda and quantifying revenue changes over 635 transitions between dry and wet seasons. Results show operators experience revenue variability at regional and intra-seasonal scales. Revenues fall by an average of 30 percent during th…
Institutional pluralism and water user behavior in rural Africa
The Sustainable Development Goal of providing everyone with safe and reliable drinking water services combines a moral imperative with an entrepreneurial opportunity. We examine water user behavior in the face of institutional change brought about by a professional service provider maintaining rural water infrastructure in Kenya. We ask (1) which factors are associated with households and waterpoint user groups contracting a service provider that…
A cultural theory of drinking water risks, values and institutional change
Global progress towards the goal of universal, safely managed drinking water services will be shaped by the dynamic relationship between water risks, values and institutions. We apply Mary Douglas’ cultural theory to rural waterpoint management and discuss its operationalisation in pluralist arrangements through networking different management cultures at scale. The theory is tested in coastal Kenya, an area that typifies the challenges faced acr…
Exploring policy perceptions and responsibility of devolved decision-making for water service delivery in Kenya’s 47 county governments
A cultural theory of drinking water risks, values and institutional change
Global progress towards the goal of universal, safely managed drinking water services will be shaped by the dynamic relationship between water risks, values and institutions. We apply Mary Douglas’ cultural theory to rural waterpoint management and discuss its operationalisation in pluralist arrangements through networking different management cultures at scale. The theory is tested in coastal Kenya, an area that typifies the challenges faced acr…
Intra-seasonal rainfall and piped water revenue variability in rural Africa
Rainfall patterns influence water usage and revenue from user payments in rural Africa. We explore these dynamics by examining monthly rainfall against 4,888 records of rural piped water revenue in Ghana, Rwanda, and Uganda and quantifying revenue changes over 635 transitions between dry and wet seasons. Results show operators experience revenue variability at regional and intra-seasonal scales. Revenues fall by an average of 30 percent during th…
Institutional pluralism and water user behavior in rural Africa
The Sustainable Development Goal of providing everyone with safe and reliable drinking water services combines a moral imperative with an entrepreneurial opportunity. We examine water user behavior in the face of institutional change brought about by a professional service provider maintaining rural water infrastructure in Kenya. We ask (1) which factors are associated with households and waterpoint user groups contracting a service provider that…
Exploring policy perceptions and responsibility of devolved decision-making for water service delivery in Kenya’s 47 county governments
Fractured hegemony and Vietnamese pragmatism in the Red River basin
A cultural theory of drinking water risks, values and institutional change
Global progress towards the goal of universal, safely managed drinking water services will be shaped by the dynamic relationship between water risks, values and institutions. We apply Mary Douglas’ cultural theory to rural waterpoint management and discuss its operationalisation in pluralist arrangements through networking different management cultures at scale. The theory is tested in coastal Kenya, an area that typifies the challenges faced acr…
Exploring policy perceptions and responsibility of devolved decision-making for water service delivery in Kenya’s 47 county governments
Institutional pluralism and water user behavior in rural Africa
The Sustainable Development Goal of providing everyone with safe and reliable drinking water services combines a moral imperative with an entrepreneurial opportunity. We examine water user behavior in the face of institutional change brought about by a professional service provider maintaining rural water infrastructure in Kenya. We ask (1) which factors are associated with households and waterpoint user groups contracting a service provider that…
Intra-seasonal rainfall and piped water revenue variability in rural Africa
Rainfall patterns influence water usage and revenue from user payments in rural Africa. We explore these dynamics by examining monthly rainfall against 4,888 records of rural piped water revenue in Ghana, Rwanda, and Uganda and quantifying revenue changes over 635 transitions between dry and wet seasons. Results show operators experience revenue variability at regional and intra-seasonal scales. Revenues fall by an average of 30 percent during th…
Not all risks are equal
While it becomes apparent that the sustainable development goal for water will likely not be met by 2030, the first UN Water Conference in almost half a century has produced a large number of non-binding commitments and pledges, thus falling short of closing the global governance gap that is widening through climate change. This article adopts a risk governance perspective and provides reflections and recommendations on the need for coordination,…
Injustice flows along Itaya River
In riverine contexts shaped by seasonal fluctuations, communities cultivate ways of living with water that reflect deep social and ecological entanglements. This study focuses on Bajo Belén, a peri-urban community along the Itaya River in the Peruvian Amazon, where residents live with vaciante (dry season) and creciente (flood season) through practices that sustain their livelihoods. Using a braided approach by weaving living with river rhythmici…
The financialization of rivers
The CDM funded hundreds of large hydropower dams in rivers at risk for conflict. • The Mekong Region received an inordinate amount of CDM funded dams. • This water blind climate change policy is increasing hydropolitical tensions. The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a key carbon offset scheme that underpins the global carbon market. This mechanism leaves out many other non-carbon considerations, including the impacts of the …
Community Decisions to Insure Against Collective Risk
Collective risks threaten development at the global and local level. This study presents empirical evidence on investment decisions that protect the group from future losses. We focus on community decisions to prevent potential losses associated with the breakdown of rural water infrastructure by paying for maintenance services. We conduct a novel, incentivised framed field experiment in Kenya, with 864 participants in 144 communities. Using a on…
Fractured hegemony and Vietnamese pragmatism in the Red River basin
Now you see me, now you don't
Managing contractual uncertainty for drinking water services in rural Mali
Contracts allocate rights, obligations, and risks between various parties to achieve specific results. In response to slow progress to deliver safe drinking water to rural populations, governments across Africa are increasingly introducing contracts with professional service providers. Contracts for drinking water service provision are designed to align operational outcomes with financial objectives. Yet, professional drinking water service provi…
Engendering the policy debate on valuing water
Business (7 obras) · Water Governance and Infrastructure (7 obras) · Environmental Science (6 obras) · Economics (5 obras) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 obras) · Geography (4 obras) · Political science (4 obras) · Water resources management and optimization (4 obras) · Water supply (4 obras) · Ecology (3 obras)