Wastewater Use in Irrigated Agriculture: Confronting the Livelihood and Environmental Realities

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• Reviews the social, environmental, technical and policy issues of using recycled wastewater for irrigation
• Explores future challenges and realities of wastewater use in agriculture
• Provides crucial knowledge for researchers, development organisations, policy makers governments and donor organisations

Readership: Hydrology, soil science, agricultural engineering, development economics, public health and rural development.

Contents

• Wastewater Use in Irrigated Agriculture: Management Challenges in Developing Countries, C A Scott, N I Faruqui and L Raschid-Sally
• A Framework for a Global Assessment of the Extent of Wastewater Irrigation: The Need for a Common Wastewater Typology, W van der Hoek, IWMI, The Netherlands
• A Sustainable Livelihoods Approach for Action Research on Wastewater Use in Agriculture, S J Buechler, IWMI, India
• Health Guidelines for the Use of Wastewater in Agriculture: Developing Realistic Guidelines, R M Carr, World Health Organization, Switzerland, U J Blumenthal, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, and D D Mara, University of Leeds, UK
• A Fresh Look at Microbial Guidelines for Wastewater Irrigation in Agriculture: A Risk-assessment and Cost-effectiveness Approach, B Fattal, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Y Lampert, Bar Ilan University, Israel, and H Shuval, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
• Wastewater Irrigation - Hazard or Lifeline? Empirical Results from Nairobi, Kenya and Kumasi, Ghana, G A Cornish and N C Kielen, HR Wallingford Limited, UK
• National Assessments on Wastewater Use in Agriculture and an Emerging Typology: The Vietnam Case Study, L Raschid-Sally, IWMI, Sri Lanka, D Doan Tuan, Vietnam Institute for Water Resources Research, Vietnam, and S Abayawardana, IWMI, Sri Lanka
• Wastewater Use in Pakistan: The Cases of Haroonabad and Faisalabad, J H J Ensink, IWMI, India, R Simmons, IWMI, Thailand, and W van der Hoek, IWMI, The Netherlands
• Agricultural Use of Untreated Urban Wastewater in Ghana, B N Keraita, and P Drechsel, IWMI, Ghana
• Untreated Wastewater Use in Market Gardens: A Case Study of Dakar, Senegal, N I Faruqui, IDRC, Canada, S Niang, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal, and M Redwood, IDRC, Canada
• Wastewater Irrigation in Vadodara, Gujarat, India: Economic Catalyst for Marginalized Communities,V Bhamoriya, IWMI, India
• The Use of Wastewater in Cochabamba, Bolivia: A Degrading Environment, F P Huibers, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, O Moscoso and A Durán, San Simón University, Bolivia, and J B van Lier, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
• Treatment Plant Effects on Wastewater Irrigation Benefits: Revisiting a Case Study in the Guanajuato River Basin, Mexico, P Silva-Ochoa, Consultant, Mexico, and C A Scott
• From Wastewater Reuse to Water Reclamation: Progression of Water Reuse Standards in Jordan, P G McCornick, IWMI, USA, A Hijazi, US Agency for International Development, Jordan, and B Sheikh, Water Reuse Consultant, USA
• Treated Wastewater Use in Tunisia: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead, S Shetty, The World Bank, Indonesia
• Confronting the Realities of Wastewater Use in Irrigated Agriculture: Lessons Learned and Recommendations, N I Faruqui, C A Scott and L Raschid-Sally
• Appendix 1: The Hyderabad Declaration on Wastewater Use in Agriculture
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