Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) podcast examines the ‘wicked’ nature of poverty from a multi-dimensional perspective

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Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) podcast examines the ‘wicked’ nature of poverty from a multi-dimensional perspective

13 Mar 2026 21:13 #35868 by Ekane

Poverty is often tracked using the income threshold which is narrow and misses many critical dimensions. As a result, we often dodge the root causes of poverty and deal mainly with the symptoms which makes the problem insurmountable. Poverty is constructed and perpetuated at different levels of society by structural factors that can only be effectively analysed and understood by adopting a multi-dimensional perspective. 

In this podcast, Tracy Morse (University of Strathclyde), Dani Barrington (The University of Western Australia), Charmaine Caparas (Stockholm Environment Institute), and Nelson Ekane (Stockholm Environment Institute) examine the 'wicked' nature of poverty with examples from the water, sanitation and hygiene sector open.spotify.com/episode/4poOMghgur4wuaudpMwRM3 
www.sei.org/podcasts/multidimensional-poverty-environment-wash/  

Poor water, sanitation, and hygiene services take a toll on human health, particularly among children under five years of age and the vulnerable in society. Poor health impairs the productive ability of people and keeps them away from school and work. This has implications for human and economic development and exacerbates poverty. This is articulated in Chapter 31 of the Routledge Handbook of Water and Development  www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-...p/book/9780367558772

Nelson Ekane (PhD)
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