The goal of the project was to develop integrated and user-oriented strategies to
safeguard public health concerns without compromising livelihoods and land and water
productivity in wastewater irrigated urban and peri-urban vegetable farming. In this
project, assessment of land and water product...
Abaidoo, R.C.
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Keraita, Bernard N.
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Amoah, Philip
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Drechsel, Pay
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Bakang, J.A.
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Kranjac-Berisavljevic, Gordana
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Konradsen, Flemming
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Agyekum, W.
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Klutse, A.
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[Safeguarding public health concerns, livelihoods and productivity in wastewater irrigated urban and periurban vegetable farming]
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Safeguarding public health concerns, livelihoods and productivity in wastewater irrigated urban and periurban vegetable farming
On-site sanitation systems, such as septic tanks and pit latrines, are the predominant feature across rural and urban areas in most developing countries. However, their management is one of the most neglected sanitation challenges. While under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the set-up o...
Pierret, Alain
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Rouw, Anneke de
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Chaplot, V.
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Valentin, Christian
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Noble, A.D.
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Suhardiman, Diana
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Drechsel, Pay
,
[Reshaping upland farming policies to support nature and livelihoods: lessons from soil erosion in Southeast Asia with emphasis on Lao PDR. [Report of the Management of Soil Erosion Consortium (MSEC) Project].]
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Reshaping upland farming policies to support nature and livelihoods: lessons from soil erosion in Southeast Asia with emphasis on Lao PDR. [Report of the Management of Soil Erosion Consortium (MSEC) Project].
Otoo, Miriam
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Drechsel, Pay
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Danso, George K.
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Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.
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Rao, Krishna
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Madurangi, Ganesha
,
[Testing the implementation potential of resource recovery and reuse business models: from baseline surveys to feasibility studies and business plans]
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Testing the implementation potential of resource recovery and reuse business models: from baseline surveys to feasibility studies and business plans
Otoo, Miriam
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Drechsel, Pay
,
Danso, George K.
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Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.
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Rao, Krishna
,
Madurangi, Ganesha
,
[Testing the implementation potential of resource recovery and reuse business models: from baseline surveys to feasibility studies and business plans]
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Testing the implementation potential of resource recovery and reuse business models: from baseline surveys to feasibility studies and business plans
Resource recovery and reuse (RRR) of domestic and agro-industrial waste has the potential to contribute to a number of financial, socioeconomic and environmental benefits. However, despite these benefits and an increasing political will, there remain significant barriers to build the required up-...
Lazurko, Anita
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Drechsel, Pay
,
Hanjra, M.A.
,
[Financing resource recovery and reuse in developing and emerging economies: enabling environment, financing sources and cost recovery]
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Financing resource recovery and reuse in developing and emerging economies: enabling environment, financing sources and cost recovery
Over the last decade, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has explored the use of fecal sludge (FS) in combination with other organic waste sources to optimize FS treatment and composting for the production of a safe organic fertilizer, which can – depending on demand – be enriche...
Nikiema, Josiane
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Impraim, Robert
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Cofie, Olufunke
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Nartey, Eric
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Jayathilake, Nilanthi
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Thiel, Felix
,
Drechsel, Pay
,
[Training manual for fecal sludge-based compost production and application]
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Training manual for fecal sludge-based compost production and application
To identify interventions which reduce health risks of consumers where highly polluted irrigation water is used to irrigate vegetables in West Africa, scientists worked over 5 years with farmers, market traders and street food vendors in Ghana. The most promising low-cost interventions with high ...
Amoah, Philip
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Keraita, Bernard N.
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Akple, Maxwell Selase Kwasi
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Drechsel, Pay
,
Abaidoo, R.C.
,
Konradsen, Flemming
,
[Low-cost options for reducing consumer health risks from farm to fork where crops are irrigated with polluted water in West Africa]
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Low-cost options for reducing consumer health risks from farm to fork where crops are irrigated with polluted water in West Africa
The Multi-stakeholder Policy Formulation and Action Planning approach was applied in the context of a multi-city study to influence and/or change policies that govern urban agriculture practices in three African and two Asian countries. Although the approach was successful and resulted in remarka...
Amerasinghe, Priyanie H.
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Larbi, Theophilus Otchere
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Drechsel, Pay
,
[Facilitating outcomes: multi-stakeholder processes for influencing policy change on urban agriculture in selected West African and South Asian cities]
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Facilitating outcomes: multi-stakeholder processes for influencing policy change on urban agriculture in selected West African and South Asian cities
Despite the importance of nutrient-water interactions, they are often ignored in analysis. After discussing the interrelationships between soil nutrients and water and reviewing methods for determining nutrient balances, this report describes an array of available methods for soil nutrient valuat...
Drechsel, Pay
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Giordano, Mark
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Gyiele, Lucy
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[Valuing nutrients in soil and water: concepts and techniques with examples from IWMI studies in the developing world]
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Valuing nutrients in soil and water: concepts and techniques with examples from IWMI studies in the developing world