Incentive Systems for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Irrigated Agriculture in the MENA Region, Evidence from Jordan and Tunisia
Auteur : Abu-Madi Maher Omar Rushdi
In the countries of the Middle East and Northern Africa, reclaimed wastewater is recognized as a non-conventional water resource. However, substandial amounts are still discharged into water courses without further treatment. The objective of this research was to analyse the technological, regulatory, institutional, financial and socio-cultural opportunities, seen as incentives; and the constraints, perceived as disincentives, which influence the adoption of wastewater treatment and reuse. Fieldwork was carried out in Jordan and Tunisia, countries which have made great strides in raising the proportion of re-used wastewater. Unexpectedly, farmers and customers proved well-prepared to use reclaimed water in irrigation, and to buy crops raised in the irrigated fields. Abu-Madi stresses the need for raising the price of freshwater, reflecting its true scarcity, thus creating a stronger incentive to utilise reclaimed wastewater.
Date de parution : 10-2017
17.8x25.4 cm
Date de parution : 06-2004
Ouvrage de 248 p.
17.8x25.4 cm
Thèmes d’Incentive Systems for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in... :
Mots-clés :
Sweet Corn; unrestricted; Sea Water; irrigation; MENA Country; activated; Wastewater Reuse; sludge; MENA Region; crop; Select MENA Country; consumers; Urban Rural Total Urban Rural; collection; Rural Total Urban Rural Total; reclaimed; Trickling Filter; resource; TF Plant; valley; Crop Consumers; Negelkerke R2; Unrestricted Irrigation; Rural Total Urban Rural; SS; MENA's Population; Bod Ratio; Psychological Aversion; Wastewater Reuse Projects; Maturation Ponds; Total Urban Rural Total Urban; Snell R2; Nonconventional Water Resources; Wastewater Irrigation; Non-conventional Water Resources