The use of greywater for irrigation of home gardens in the Middle East: Technical, social and policy issues created by Stephen Mcllwaine AND Mark Redwood

By:

Mcllwaine, Stephen [author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: ; Volume , number ,Practical Action Publishing 2010Content type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Subject(s):

Online resources:

Click here to access online

Summary: The use of untreated household greywater for home garden irrigation is an increasingly common phenomenon in the water-stressed Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, particularly among the poor. Most decentralized systems to date have proven to be relatively costly with doubts over their long-term fi nancial viability. This paper describes some decentralized approaches to treating greywater and reducing health risk. It examines fi - nancial and social obstacles to wider greywater system uptake, and policy and regulatory incentives that are needed to allow water-stressed communities to use their greywater legally and with controlled risks. Comments are also included on the implications of the 2006 WHO guidelines for the safe use of wastewater, excreta and greywater. Policy makers also need to commit to either encouraging or discouraging greywater use as part of water resource optimization and demand management measures

Reviews from LibraryThing.com:

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Vol info	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Journal Article	Main Library - Special Collections	TC405 WAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Vol 29 .No. 2 pages 90-107	SP171117	Not for loan	For Inhouse use only

Browsing Main Library shelves, Shelving location: - Special Collections Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous	No cover image available	No cover image available	No cover image available	No cover image available	No cover image available	No cover image available	No cover image available	Next
Previous	TC405 WAT Sanitation marketing in Cambodia	TC405 WAT Sustainability of rural sanitation marketing in Vietnam: Findings from a new case study	TC405 WAT Excreta disposal in emergencies: Bag and Peepoo trials with internally displaced people in Port-au-Prince	TC405 WAT The use of greywater for irrigation of home gardens in the Middle East: Technical, social and policy issues	TC405 WAT Domestic water supply options in Gezira irrigation scheme	TC405 WAT Improving management of urban wastewater use in agriculture, Rajshahi, Bangladesh	TC405 WAT Improving sustainability using incentives for operation and maintenance: The concept of water-person-years	Next

The use of untreated household greywater for home garden irrigation is an
increasingly common phenomenon in the water-stressed Middle East and
North Africa (MENA) region, particularly among the poor. Most decentralized systems to date have proven to be relatively costly with doubts over
their long-term fi nancial viability. This paper describes some decentralized
approaches to treating greywater and reducing health risk. It examines fi -
nancial and social obstacles to wider greywater system uptake, and policy
and regulatory incentives that are needed to allow water-stressed communities to use their greywater legally and with controlled risks. Comments are
also included on the implications of the 2006 WHO guidelines for the safe
use of wastewater, excreta and greywater. Policy makers also need to commit to either encouraging or discouraging greywater use as part of water
resource optimization and demand management measures

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

here