The challenge of supporting and monitoring safe wastewater use in agriculture in LMIC

Pay Drechsel, J. Bartram, M. Qadir and K. O. Medlicott
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Pay Drechsel: International Water Management Institute

Papers published in Journals (Open Access), 2024, 7:67.

Abstract: Unsafe water reuse in the informal irrigation sector dominates in the Global South and requires more attention to protect food safety and public health. Promoting formal wastewater use in conjunction with (usually constrained) investment in treatment capacities is not sufficient in LMIC. New approaches and indicators are needed across the formal and informal reuse sectors to increase food safety and monitor progress on safe reuse. Current reuse guidelines need to be updated with greater attention to policy, regulations, investments, and behavior change for a higher implementation potential.

Keywords: Wastewater irrigation; Agriculture; Water reuse; Monitoring; Lower-middle income countries; Informal sector; Food safety; Public health; Wastewater treatment; Guidelines; Policies; Regulations; Investment; Behavioural changes; Sustainable Development Goals; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation; Water quality; Risk reduction; WHO (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1038/s41545-024-00364-z

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