Incentive Systems for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Irrigated Agriculture in the MENA Region, Evidence from Jordan and Tunisia - Couverture rigide

Abu-madi, M. O. R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9058097021 ISBN 13 : 9789058097026

Editeur : CRC Press, 2004

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Maher Omar Rushdi Abu-Madi, B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and Technology (Banaras Hindu University, India) MSc. in Sanitary Engineering (IHE Delft, The Netherlands).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9058097021
• ISBN 13: 9789058097026
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 248
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