CABI International

Main Description

The use of urban wastewater in agriculture is receiving renewed attention, with the increasing scarcity of fresh water resources in many arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Wastewater is a low-cost alternative to conventional irrigation water, although it may carry health and environmental risks.

This book critically reviews experience worldwide of these issues. Emphasis is placed on untreated wastewater use by means of field-based case studies from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. It brings together a range of perspectives including economic, health, agronomic, environmental, institutional, and policy dimensions.

Readership

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

Main 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