Reuse of Wastes & Wastewater

Health Risk Assessment of Children Exposed to Greywater in Jerash Refugee Camp in Jordan

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 14:23

Sahar Dalahmeh and Almoayed Assayed

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, pp. 41-42

Health risk reduction in a wastewater irrigation system in urban Accra, Ghana

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 04:07
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Produced in 2008 by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and its partners as a knowledge sharing aid.

Improving Food Safety in Africa - where vegetables are irrigated with polluted water

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 03:58
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This video was produced by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (2007) and its partners as a training and awareness video for the street food sector.

Technology and Institutional Innovation on Irrigated Urban Agriculture in Accra, Ghana

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 15:51

Olufunke Cofie & Esi Awuah

In: UA Magazine no. 20 - Water for Urban Agriculture, pp. 14-16

Accra has an annual rainfall of 730 mm and the population in its administrative boundaries is 1.6 million (GHS, 2002). About 80 percent of the population in Accra has access to water and 88 percent has access to some form of toilet facilities. However, waste and wastewater disposal and treatment are still ineffective. SWITCH works in Accra on the use of urban water for agriculture and other livelihood opportunities.

Colofon

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 13:08

In: UA Magazine no. 20 - Water for Urban Agriculture

Events

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 13:07

In: UA Magazine no. 20 - Water for Urban Agriculture, pp. 50-51

Weblinks

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 13:06

In: UA Magazine no. 20 - Water for Urban Agriculture, p. 49

Books

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 13:04

In: UA Magazine no. 20 - Water for Urban Agriculture, pp. 47-48

Using Treated Domestic Wastewater for Urban Agriculture and Green Areas; The case of Lima

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 14:39

Gunther Merzthal and Ernesto Bustamante

In: UA Magazine no. 20 Water in Urban Agriculture, pp. 7-9

Scarcity of water is one of the main problems in Lima, and there is increasing competition for the use of water, for human consumption, agriculture, industry, and green areas. The use of alternative sources is urgently required.

Technology and Institutional Innovation on Irrigated Urban Agriculture in Accra, Ghana

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 14:35

Olufunke Cofie and Esi Awuah

In: UA Magazine no. 20 Water in Urban Agriculture

Accra has an annual rainfall of 730 mm and the population in its administrative boundaries is 1.6 million (GHS, 2002). About 80 percent of the population in accra has access to water and 88 percent has access to some form of toilet facilities. However, waste and wastewater disposal and treatment are still ineffective. SWITCH works in Accra on the use of urban water for agriculture and other livelihood opportunities.

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