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1 Haldar, K.; Kujawa-Roeleveld, K.; Schoenmakers, M.; Datta, D. K.; Rijnaarts, H.; Vos, J. 2021. Institutional challenges and stakeholder perception towards planned water reuse in peri-urban agriculture of the Bengal Delta. Journal of Environmental Management, 283:111974. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.111974]
Water reuse ; Peri-urban agriculture ; Institutions ; Stakeholders ; Governance ; Wastewater treatment ; Water supply ; Water management ; Drinking water ; Irrigation water ; Willingness to pay ; Farmers ; Households ; Policies ; Climate change ; Economic aspects ; Deltas / Bangladesh / Bengal Delta / Khulna
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050277)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479721000360/pdfft?md5=6b237a5238262749b353a854d4c2751a&pid=1-s2.0-S0301479721000360-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050277.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050277.pdf
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The indirect, unplanned use of urban wastewater by peri-urban farmers in developing countries poses a severe risk to the environment and the farmers. Planned water reuse could contribute substantially to the irrigation water demand in peri-urban agriculture and minimize the risk. However, implementing such practice requires a thorough evaluation of stakeholder's perception and the scope within the existing organizational structures. This paper aims to assess the level of awareness, perception, and willingness of different stakeholders toward current practices and the prospect of urban water reuse in Khulna City - one of the most vulnerable cities located in the southwest of Bangladesh due to the consequences of rapid climate changes in the Bengal delta. Also, institutional arrangements and their functioning were analyzed to understand the current sectoral performance. One questionnaire with 385 respondents from the urban area, 32 in-depth interviews and one focus group discussion with farmers in the peri-urban area, and ten interviews with key informants from the government and non-government organization was conducted. Results indicate an overall positive attitude among major stakeholder groups toward planned water reuse for peri-urban agriculture. More than half of the citizens (53%) are willing to pay for the treatment of wastewater and majority of the farmers (66%) are willing to pay for the supply of better-quality irrigation water. However, the public sector responsible for wastewater collection and treatment requires adjustment in rules and regulations to implement planned water reuse. Interrelated factors such as lack of transparency and coordination, shifting responsibilities to other organizations, lack of required resources need to be addressed in the updated rules and regulations. Strategies to enforce current regulations and align all stakeholders are also crucial for collection and treatment of wastewater and its subsequent use for crop production.
2 Haldar, K.; Kujawa-Roeleveld, K.; Acharjee, T. K.; Datta, D. K.; Rijnaarts, H. 2022. Urban water as an alternative freshwater resource for matching irrigation demand in the Bengal Delta. Science of the Total Environment, 835:155475. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155475]
Irrigation water ; Freshwater ; Urban areas ; Water demand ; Water resources ; Water management ; Wastewater ; Water reuse ; Peri-urban agriculture ; Water requirements ; Irrigation requirements ; Infrastructure ; Rain ; Runoff ; Deltas ; Population growth ; Models / Bangladesh / Bengal Delta
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051142)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722025712/pdfft?md5=bb4438fa4f0b51d607d4f5a1adca77e4&pid=1-s2.0-S0048969722025712-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051142.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051142.pdf
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Rapid changes in climate patterns, population growth, urbanization, and rising economic activities have increased the pressure on the delta's freshwater availability. Bangladesh's coastal planes suffer from a shortage of good quality irrigation water, which is crucial for peri-urban agriculture and at the same time, a high volume of untreated wastewater is discharged into the surface water. This calls for a transition towards efficiently managing and (re)using available urban water resources for irrigation, which is addressed in this paper. A quantitative match between the irrigation demand and potential freshwater supply has been assessed considering different urban water generation scenarios. The FAO AquaCrop model has been used to calculate the irrigation water demand for Boro rice during the dry period. Results indicate that 7.4 million m3 of irrigation water is needed, whereas over 8.2 million m3 of urban water is being generated during the dry season. Simultaneously, mismatches between irrigation demand and alternative water supply mainly occurred in February and March, which could be resolved with water storage capacities. However, to make urban water reuse a reality, the water management policy needs to change to facilitate the construction of required infrastructures for collection, treatment, and storage. The proposed method helps realize the urban water's hidden potential to sustain agricultural activities in the delta areas.
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